Monday, 8 August 2011

Poem Number 22


THE BOOK


I’m still holding the hardback,
still reading the book you gave
almost thirty years ago,

pages are hovering wings
- a wind-snagged kestrel
eyeing the verge below.

A birthday present
showing your passion
in pictures and words;

could we ever find
the fluent secret
of soaring like birds ?

New love did come,
over a simple meal
nibbled and bitten,

greedy eyes meeting,
our hearts pounding -
the story is written.




2 comments:

Jean said...

Very thoughtful poem. Hardback has many meanings. Would you care to share more about the meaning of your first line?

joehebden said...

Thanks for commenting, Jean.