Hawkstone Hall
I saw again today
Backdrop for a TV show
Homes Under The Hammer
Familiar pebbles on a path
Splendid house and sky
Queen Anne red brick building
Cream as on apple pie
Ninety years a hidden gem
Unknown to others’ gaze
Only seminarians
Walked its leafy maze
Now a wonderful hotel
If you can afford
Relax and swim
Get married there
Breakfast or full board
To know and to be known
Celebrates our life
Smiling from my computer screen
My dear and darling wife
I knew you well
Your loveliness
Your character your charm
And you knew me so thoroughly
My beloved hidden gem
Brian Fahy
26 October 2021
Erris Poetry 