TLOSGH - MRS DUNN

listing off the

rivers of England

she took down a picture of everest from Miss Dunn: We leave camp II tomorrow if the weather holds to climb

the corridor by 21,000 feet. Both coping well with the altitude

the captain of sports slipped from

her seat and followed Miss Dunn

Im leaving then myself

to have a crack at Everest

Miss Dunn was her destiny. Fame,a strong hand pulling her higher and higher

into the tibetan clouds into the sun

Miss Dunn stood by the window,

staring out

Miss Dunn stood with her bike outside school after four, scanning girls for a face - Diana Kim’s.

The captain of the sports was tall red-haired, her green eyes stared at Miss Dunn and Miss Dunn knew

dhe mouther her list like a

prayer

Miss Dunn crouched on the floors of her

sitting room over a map of Tibet

something insid her

opened and bloomed

(whisky) sheathing her tongue

in a heroine’s warmth

the girl had the stuff

of heroines

the climb to the

mother of earth

her small terraced house looked

she though like a sleeping face

screeched

Miss Dunn

Miss V Dunn MA steadily squeaking her

chalk on the board

Miss Dunn began again

to clap

gulping giggle she gave which

caused Miss DUnn to spin around