Once upon a time

She left a foolscap sketch pad behind

its cover painted with her own design

bright colors blended like her self

I’d gone to fetch her from Bilbao

driving north from Estepona and back again

staying overnight in Valladolid

in a friends’ empty flat on the way north

and then driving south non-stop to arrive in darkness

and my bedroom window was yards from the beach

and she was startled by the sound of a wave

crashing onto the shingle

Dick Russell ©2024

 Richard M Russell