An Ode To Hilary
As though in a dream
the cat outside moves
above and around us as you sleep
invisible to all but my ears
as I work at my drawing board
planning to change the world
in Glen Street all those years ago
But now we are old
and I still love the world
because you live in it
I didn’t change it much
your beauty mellows tenderly
our sons have grown up
and our love is still our greatest treasure
Ed Rogers is a retired architect who lives in a small coastal village in Fife (Scotland). His previous published written work includes three fencing books. He is also the current Editor of The Sword (the magazine of British Fencing). His enjoyment of poetry and writing began at school and has stayed with him throughout his life. He is married to Hilary and they have two grown up sons.