The old men feed evening fires
Family
The fire toasting us as
Children, into redness
Sitting in front of the fire long ago
Family
Rosy, cosy,
Safe
The fire, a precious stone
Family.
Chris Hawes
22 October 2015
Bakewell
From the arthur+martha project Stitching the Wars. A Two year collaboration with older people in Derbyshire, producing two embroidered quilts, a book, interviews and a series of poems.
More poems found here. A short documentary film about the project found here.
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