Love of his Life

He brought her fresh

Flowers every week,

And on Valentine’s Day

A special bunch.

Afterwards, he

sat down Beside

the grave, wept for her,

then ate his lunch.

About the Author

Bernard Pearson’s work appears in over one hundred and fifty publications, including; Aesthetica Magazine , The Edinburgh Review, Crossways, The Gentian, Nymphs The Poetry Village, Beneath The Fever, The Beach Hut Little stone In 2017 a selection of his poetry ‘In Free Fall’ was published by Leaf by Leaf Press. In 2019 he won second prize in The Aurora Prize for Writing


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