drinking my coffee
before the interview
making it last
II
buying a ticket
to buckingham palace -
yes, a return please
III
the old lady's dog
watching the ambulance
drive away
IV
kneeling in chapel
before made my offering
were those lamps lit?
there goes a cupboard -
old kitchen burns quickly
in the garden stove
VI
surprise visit -
coming home early to
the armadillo
VII
school interview
holding his rubber duck
the three year old
VIII
the englishman lost
asking directions from
budapest pigeon
IX
returning home
cold and wet on my cheeks
dog dribble
(from a dream)
X
twelve boys
twelve waterpistols
father has the high ground
XI
before opera
the opening movement
waffles, beer, ice-cream
XII
dementia book
lists things he has forgotten
front cover - goldfish
XIIb
the open door
welcomes to Midnight Mass
my drunken self