An October sporting venture
In Britain stalking both
Halves, Hadrian’s Wall dividing –
Red stag above in the
Austere Highlands of auld Scotland,
Yorkshire roe buck below –
Yet I’ve put aside the rifle
For the rod, detouring
To Haworth and Brontë Country,
Taking grayling by fly,
And to be reminded again
That, ashes to ashes,
We are but dust as I am by
Charlotte, Emily, Anne
In the manner of November
Preceding Adventide.
Je me souviendrai toujours de toi.
(Haworth, England, 17 October, 2023)