on time

I realise that I have passed
From talking of people I know
To recalling those I knew
I draw from a well of stories
Drawing up memories of memories
From a war-time Hampshire farm
Of the Canadians in Sussex
Of majestic sea liners
From the Black Country
A cricketer who faced Tyson
Funnelling through generations
A woman who watched Blériot land
My mother’s tales, a song sung
Adding my own before the bell is rung

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CLP 12/11/2024