Thank you so much to everyone at the M.O.D and the RAF and to all who have kindly supported my writing.

The garden

July 5, 2026

The walls of the garden enclose me now,
and I am surrounded by the flowers,
and enveloped in their scent,
and under the blue sky and the sun I stand,
and the fragrance it enamours me,
and I revel in it as from the Earth to the heavens,
and skywards it is sent.
And I delight at the flowers glorious colours,
and I am brought alive by nature,
where time stands still,
and I am in Bliss.
And I enjoy the moment with the bees,
the birds and the butterflies,
floating and flying amidst the trees,
and the daffodils where they live.
And I wonder at the creator of life,
and at the time,
they took to make it all,
and I am grateful to be here,
and to be able explore the colours of the rainbow,
and the spectacle.