APPLE & TREE

I wrote about this collection of verse last week and have since read it from cover to cover during which I came across this stunning poem:



Dedication Page

Let us be books together

you and I.

Let us closely lie

stacked two-tiered

backs touching

spine-edges spooning

soft cloth bound

and gilt-edged

on some antique

pleasantly dusty ledge.

Let us read each other

without having to look

at the words.

Let our time be spent

between the lines –

open content exposed –

fresh as new-cut pages' scent.

Let us be prequel and sequel

equal to the story we tell today.

Let us vow to stay

companion volumes.

Always.

Footnote:
The launch of Apple & Tree is tomorrow night - Wednesday 6 July, 6pm, Devonport Library, all welcome