Frances Carleton #64 - 64 Bushy Hill

The square of eight
cube of 4
Rare in the earth
silvery-white firm in its stance*
Perfectly cubed
Flourish and fluoresce
when nurtured
Perfectly squared
Centre of the triangle
Benevolent with power
               poison when left to tarnish
Diagonal moves
leading to check-mate
or the road from Leeds
to Scarborough
Nowhere
Wandering
smallest with seven divisions
Wondering
What now happens behind
the black front door of childhood





* Gadolinium atomic number 64/symbol Gd