
"Oh clouds of doubt fly past me now, for there has never been a time when certainty ruled with so firm a hand. Never has there been a moment of pleasure so enjoyed for pleasure's sake than in seeing you walk in a stride of confidence and conviction that will serve thee well when I can no more. Oh moon of heaven shine down brightly on my queen and light up her passage with reflections dear of days we spent upon the water beneath the bridges of Knaresborough where she rowed and I watched her grace of movement with the effortless glide of a swan. Oh night of love's shadows, never fade in hearts so pure nor darken life's passage of days yet to come, for the breath of life tastes good to all those who eat moderately from its feast on offer and I am yet not full enough to retire from its table" William Forde: July 21st,2013.