Occasionally I pass through the station

Where Butterfield’s used to have a bookstall

Whilst still standing its function has now radically changed

It is no longer a retail unit situated on platform three

But a place where redundant equipment is often stored

Deep in history and thousands of trains into my past

I met a fellow poet there who influences me to this day

Her name was Marjory Irene and she was the owners daughter

We hit it off straight away and often stayed in the bookstall

Until the station closed discussing poetry and writing in general

Marjory and I were only together for six months before we parted

We both became successful poets and have published many books

She now lives in the USA having married her senior professor

Whereas I live in Richmond with my sister and our girlfriend Sephine


Joe