Smithereens Press Chapbooks 'The Night Ahead' by Tom French | Page 20

In Memory

In Memory

1 . In Furey ' s
We couldn ’ t drink to the things that spring to mind - the future , the next generation , good health . Too sick from chemotherapy to face homemade lasagne and thick cut chips ,
you ordered us brandy , the decent stuff . Close to the stove , in the back , we drank to our loved and unloved , living and dead , to the rest of the road home , the night ahead .
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