John Scully and Noel Davison
Young Memories
You stepped down, a lion
Singular among the crowd,
You had your terai hat
Set angular, in a state of grace
From your Himalayan days
Of postcards sent
Once a year post haste,
Playing kiss chase
With my eyes and face.
While posing Renaissance style
That made the wait worthwhile
As all at Gare Montparnasse turned to look
My box brownie, my colouring book
Ready for the photo shot.
'Best wishes' it said
'With love and kisses. Papa'
Found years later hidden after you had gone.
A passé-partou't,
A masterpiece in tempera
Of water colour tears
As we drank coffee at Moliere's.
You laughed that day like Valentino
At passers-by who smiled at one so small
With camera shy her hand in his
As you boarded a train for Saint Denis.
And by shutter click I closed up
And set the time and date
To see my father, my partner in crime
For a day, when he was almost mine. 
Paintings by Noel Davison
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