I have owned a colourful plastic mug
Named Monica for many years
She is named after the character in Friends
Monica has travelled all around Europe with me
I tend to use her as my travelling water mug
In the event of a thirst during the night
We are great friends
But she until recently
Had kept a secret from me
It was that she corresponded
With the poet Phillip Larkin
For many years before we met
Being a poet myself this has fascinated me
And we often chat about her correspondence
When travelling on long distance trains