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SUMMARY

This is an original work where an ageing poet, reviewing his past life, reflects on the nature of love. He dedicates it to - ‘those within, in memory of the unique moments of time and space we once occupied together.’

Sonnet II AUDREY – 1946

Sonnet III LYNN – 1947

Sonnet IV DOMINIQUE – 1949

Sonnet V RENEE – 1950

Sonnet VI HONEY – 1950

Sonnet VII HAZEL – 1951

Sonnet VIII PATRICIA – 1951

Sonnet IX JOAN (1) – 1951

Sonnet X JEAN – 1959

Sonnet XI DIANA – 1962

Sonnet XII JOAN (2) – 1963

Sonnet XIII MARGARET – 1963

Sonnet XIV MONICA – 1963

Sonnet XV ELIZABETH – 1963

Sonnet XVI HAZEL - 1967

Sonnet XVII DIANA C. - 1969

Sonnet XVIII SANDRA – 1974

Sonnet XIX SUE - 1981

Sonnet XX ALEXANDRA – 1989