Her possessions br deserted her br br left her br at her death br br became petty br useless things br br the memories of her... br ...times gone by br br photographs br of memories br br that no one br remembers anymore br br holidays br & Holy days br br precious things br now idly masquerading as items br br emptied from br wardrobes & drawers br br washing up on br charity shop shelves br br now just junk br or binned br br a lifetime br in a refuse sack br br no thought now br of who she was br br the dustmen br whistling in the morning br br a music fragile br as frost br br breath left hanging br in the coldness of the air br br an empty house br unable to recall br br her footfall br br the sound of her voice br reciting Walter de la Mare br br to her overfeed orange br cat. br br Her possessions br deserted her br br forgetting even br her name.