2010 School Magazine

5 years ago We alitble across the freshly mown lawn, Pausing at the irises, Who etand so prom. aly above their more humble relatives. T pick one And you hold it with, ,, the firag, Ie net of your hazel gaze Sinn^ when you teeogn, .se the Profound blue. At the gate, we meet a glowing me, glibour Come to show her newborn to the town, s beloved matrLa, ,, h You ask about her brother in Sydney And she comments on your faultless memory T smile knowingIy And boast that you can recall All ,. 9 stanzas of the Lady of Shatott. Later, T read to you, <, 001"^ the biography of ,Eargot ^'onteyzi> Sh, ribling over ,, arabesque, , and around ,, pito, ,. etLe. " your glasses lie atop the piano, A dusty layer of uselessness settled on the lenses. a months ago Wary T pee around the door Propped up un the cold mahogany bed Shadows encLrcle your closed eye Like deathly omens And your neck us consumed by the tumour. Oddly, Z *h, nk of Amekor Watt Roots strangle the ancient stone Once thougltt to be impenetrable; 11t suffocates slowly. T moldyuu, - feeble hand and you am, ," Bug, .ay1.1 response Tingble to remember, but You love without q, ,. eetiozL. Later, T leave the church, ^nudging down the broad country street Past the old store, Tts windows hung with cobwebs and neglect. Z marvel at how On. such a day, Children chout happily, Cattle trucks bowl along the highway, And the sky is flawless blue As the finnes laid upon your coma.

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