For Sue
I never met your mum --
or dad
i've seen their images
in small b & w photos
a couple who i'm sure
looked down the barrel
of a Kodak Box Brownie
at a picnic somewhere
but that's hardly relevant --
except
i can't see you in either
of them
maybe if i'd seen their eyes
heard their laughter
or seen their frown
i'd have recognised you --
or them
today you are forty-six
& like me an orphan
let me then look into your eyes
let me laugh with you --
let us be children forever