Up by Kensal Green
Last night a pure white swan
floating on the black waters
of the Grand Union Canal
up at the top of Ladbroke Grove
as I crossed the bridge :
and visible on the other side
out of the corner of my eye
one of the grand side-gates
to Kensal Green cemetery
where Harold Pinter lies still
and I remembered the many
glasses of Chablis we once shared
and the power of his mind
the power of his handshake
the power of his friendship
and the frailty of all lives
John Lyons