Myfanwy

Intro Kind o'er the kinderbank leans my Myfanwy White o'er the playpen the sheen of her dress Fresh from the bathroom and soft in the nursery Soap scented fingers I long to caress Were you a prefect and head of your dormitory Were you a hockey girl tennis or gym Who was your favourite who had a crush on you Which were the baths where they taught you to swim Smooth down the Avenue glitters the bicycle Black stockinged legs under navy blue serge Home and Colonial star International Balancing bicycle leant on the verge Trace me your wheel tracks you fortunate bicycle Out of the shopping and into the dark Back down the avenue back to the potting shed Back to the house on the fringe of the park Golden the light on the locks of Myfanwy Golden the light on the book on her knee Finger marked pages of Rackham's Hans Anderson Time for the children to come down to tea Oh Fullers angel cake Robertson's marmalade Liberty lampshade come shine on us all My what a spread for the friends of Myfanwy Some in the alcove and some in the hall Then what sardines in half lighted passages Locking of fingers in long hide and seek You will protect me my silken Myfanwy Ring leader tomboy and chum to the weak