The Seven Stars, Totnes

Scaffolding's holding The Seven Stars
enclosing memories of a wedding,
now spreading Christmas goodwill
spilling from a rooftop tree
celebrating shoppers and Totnes cars
whose side-lights defy the clouds' chill,
enfolding the town in damp, dark bedding
as early as half past three.

poem © Celia Warren 2013

Took this photo from the car as we drove through Totnes on our way home from a Torquay shopping-trip. The Seven Stars is where our son and daughter-in-law got hitched just over two years ago. As today progressed the weather changed from still, mild and cloudy to cold, wet and windy. It was a long day out, and we came home to fourses - which is elevenses five hours late! - but then again, it will have been 11a.m. somewhere across the sea ...