Mrs Gilmour
The face she fixed at her bathroom mirror
was the same face we saw. It's public set -
wry against sickness, age, remorse -
sustained her loneliness, absorbed the slap
of soles on the bare wood treads her living room
rang hollow with, coming downstairs each morning.
Neil Wenborn is a full-time writing and publishing consultant, whose works include books on British and American history and a biography of Stravinsky. His poetry has been published widely in Britain and the United States. Firedoors is his first collection.
The face she fixed at her bathroom mirror
was the same face we saw. It's public set -
wry against sickness, age, remorse -
sustained her loneliness, absorbed the slap
of soles on the bare wood treads her living room
rang hollow with, coming downstairs each morning.
Neil Wenborn is a full-time writing and publishing consultant, whose works include books on British and American history and a biography of Stravinsky. His poetry has been published widely in Britain and the United States. Firedoors is his first collection.