And now you are gone

And now you are gone from your earthbound self

you are the selkie and the unicorn

the kelpie and the dragon

You are all and everything

yet no more i'll hear your voice

And i will miss so very many things

too numerous to list

And as i sit on wood

my feet on stone

i hear the wind shake trees

i see the candle flame stutter

i smell the incense, the flowers, the hot molten wax

You are all and everything

yet no longer can i touch your skin

And i will miss so very many things

too numerous to list.

written on Sunday 1st September in Lady Chapel, Osmotherley.