you could not have seen that cathedral
from this room when they first arrived
returned from Passchendaele opened the Bridge
delivered you
I could not have seen that cathedral
from this room through the trees
above the faithful by the Memorial
before today
we could not have seen that cathedral
from this room before we stopped
missing each other found each other
at last
About the Creator
Christopher Francis
I began writing as a child, continued as an adult and worked briefly as a professional. Literature and music were and are my passions. Then life got in the way. Now, at 66 they have returned and I am giving them my full attention. Ta da.
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