Guys

I have never been commissioned to write a poem as I would refuse – I occasionally write poems for weddings and the like but obviously I do not expect reward as this is a pleasant occupation

However about a year ago a dear friend of mine asked me to write a poem about her affair with a happily married man

She felt it had bruised her mental wellbeing

I advised her against it but she felt a vacancy would be filled and in a way she might be able to forgive herself for what had happened

Apart from her name which I have changed everything else is true as I have visited the Blue Room and yes one can see the cathedral and yes there is a French watercolour on the wall

My friends father is indeed a Dean and she has now written two short books about the cathedral which have been well received

I gave my friend this poem some months ago and she cried

She later said to me that the poem was cathartic which was if I had required a reward the reward I would have chosen

Happily my friend is in a relationship again but not one fraught with hurt – she feels that she has made her peace with God


Joe