By Kamal Kaan

ILKLEY MOOR
a majestic carpet unfurling
God’s own garden.

WE
WERE
HERE

hand in hand
carved our names into this land
4/9/11, X+O
perfume of purple heather
hearts turned to feather
high on sky.

yesterday,
love was a rock
Now,
time a thief that comes
sneaking through branches-

© Kamal Kaan, 2020. Funded by City of Bradford Council as part of the Response programme.