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Remembrance

Poetry: Ms Holmes writes here in a way
that transcends time, place or race.

Remembrance

Gaia Holmes (1973 -

Gaia Holmes was born
in Luddenden Foot,
a small village close
to the market town
of Halifax in the UK.

Her first
full-length collection,
"Dr Graham's Celestial
Bed", was published in
March 2006
by Comma Press, and
she is now working on
her second collection.

Holmes currently has
associate lecturer
status at Huddersfield
University. She was
Poet in residence at
Bradford Library in
the UK in Autumn
2000.

Holmes has been a
busker, a cleaner, and
a lolly pop lady.
HG


Gaia Holmes (1973 -



Gaia Holmes was born
in 1973. Her first
full-length collection,
"Dr Graham's Celestial
Bed", was published in
March 2006
by Comma Press.

Holmes currently has
associate lecturer
status at Huddersfield
University. She was
Poet in residence at
Bradford Library in
Autumn 2000.

Holmes has been a
busker a cleaner, and
a lolly pop lady.
HG












THEY ATE NOTHING

All day
Except for smoke,
Desire,
The colours
Dripping
From the Sun.
Hunger
Made her fingers
Sharp and careless.
Her fevered touch
Burnt its way
Through skin
Until
It hooked itself
Around his backbone,
Until
It probed its way
Through sanctity
And brushed
Against his soul.
Then it felt
As if someone
Was walking
Across
The unpacked earth
Above his grave.
It felt as if
Someone had
Remembered him.


Gaia Holmes

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