silent hope

a stony breath
bereft of eager life
bequeaths eternity
upon the trembling soul
of this lone child
taken all too soon
from the shores
of derwent water
where once she roamed
full of wonder
and whispering ever
of tomorrow’s
silent hope

in the kirkyard of St John Church in Keswick, Lake District

the end of the world

he sits

at the end

of the world

striving to see

something more

something

at the very least

tall and true and

immaculately full

of eternity

something

that will sooth

the angry pain

in his aging limbs

and silence at last

the terrible anguish

in his heart

John O'Groats in the Highland of Scotland