Mystery Woman
No one knew who she was.
When it was taken. Too late
to ask now.
Our father’s dressed
in a pinstripe blazer,
Panama at a few pints
down tilt. She’s a swirl
of rose-printed frock,
her hand against his face,
white gloved,
like an archivist,
touching something
priceless.
Stephen Bone had been published widely in magazines in the U.K and U.S. A first collection, In The Cinema (Playdead Press) appeared in 2014, followed by Plainsong (Indigo Dreams 2018 ) .
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