tell me       a poetry collection       John Bailey      

Still here

"So?"
Katerina,
infallible,
pulls down Metaxa,
remembering
a younger poet.

"Growing older."
I step back,
show my stick
and my wider girth.

"We are still here."
Katerina,
smiling,
points to the sea.

April 25, 2000
Somerset

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