Hi Sally,
I agree with Christina - I don't really feel the first stanza adds anything,
and there is plenty in the rest of the poem to make the connection anyway.
Regards,
Matt
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Hebden Bridge in May
Did Ted walk these streets
am I standing where he once stood
did Sylvia shed tears near this stream
did the shops beckon quietly
or was it the moors, the heath
the steep grassy slopes
that held them in their grasp?
There is a kind of peace here
a new age charm that billows
around my skirt
there is a pulse in the air
as soft as their whispers
a hint of sadness flavours the cobbles
and poetry dances from forgotten footsteps
Blossom drips here now
from newer branches
falls like confetti
around my ankles.
Sally James
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