Two friends we have
Two friends we have, both dear, beloved
who left us suddenly this spring
by saddest chance their few last days, same hospital
where Devon glowed
the lanes and fields and woods bright green
and wildflowers in profusion
then burials for both in poignant beauty.
Their two airs
the strong songs they sang
now ended
whilst we for a while sing on
singly and together
their memory, our grief, now part of the pattern
our whole.
Two friends we have, beloved
echoing, interwoven still
and so we know
in no way lost, not gone.
31st July 2023 I.M Sue Pascoe, Neil Jameson
