“m m n s a”
“my mother never spoke again”
“a t h h n r”
“as though he had never returned”
“w t l”
“we too learned”
“n l t f w l”
“no longer the father we loved”
“y, g b”
“yes, grandfathers boat”
“o w c s c a l”
“only we children still chattered and laughed”
“g-b t s”
“green-blue translucent sea”
“a t, t d p, m, d”
“a tuna, the dark prince, muscular, dangerous”
“p-g p”
“pearl-grey pebbles”
“b h w t”
“but half way there”
“n l t f w l”
“no longer the father we loved”
“s t t s”
“safe to the shore”
“h f e a s”
“her father embarked at sunrise”
“p i”
“powerful incarnations”
“j i h”
“journey into history”
“h m h l f d”
“he must have looked far down”
“f s a t b s t t s”
“flashing silver as their bellies swivelled towards the sun”
“s t t s, s-s, a”
“safe to the shore, salt-sodden, awash”
“m”, “c”, “p”, “w”, “t”
“mackerel”, “crabs”, “prawns”, “whitebait”, “tuna”
“h m h w w h b t b w t d”
“he must have wondered which had been the better way to die.”