they could not have been better
moisture in the wheat
riots in Belfast and Derry
best to refuse
she trained herself not to ask
figures running
in agreement
memories of Morris
a calm, hovering force
a nun at some point
too many notes
let the piano do the grace notes
this solemnity
what? dignified
on each side of the fireplace
too many rises or falls
‘how easy it might have been’
maybe that would be enough for the moment
‘see sense now’
so bracing
two fireside chairs
this long night alone
in a gray coat
all his things
as they were
or two pianos
