Nick Compton

Afternoon Portrait: Hospital Waiting Room

Present-day pirate; yellow bush of beard
and arms as strong as a father’s;

his history, stories and loves painted
in deep blues, greens and blacks.

He holds her hand in his; Blonde hair,
The colour of sunlight in honey…

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