TAMWORTH ROAD

Tamworth Road

rain squalls —

taking turns

the girls whoosh down the slide
           
flash of sunlight —
grey birch
           

another birthday cake without candles —

she still knows me

but I forget

           

that’s the road we took to Tamworth

that time we got lost


© Yoko's Dogs

from Whisk (Pedlar Press, 2013)

Image © Klaus Pfeiffer