My Father Perceieved As A Vision Of St Francis

Question 1

Noises in the morning

Answer 1

“Piebald horse” “dawn whiney”
“Bottles chinked”
“First bus”
“Rake the ash”
“Plug in the kettle”
“Hum”
“Unlocked the back door”

Question 2

Father looks older

Answer 2

“Older than I had reckoned”

“Stoop of his shoulder”

“His leg was stiff”

Question 3

Garden scene

Answer 3

“Birds of every size, shape and colour”

From “hedges… shrubs… eaves… garden sheds”

“Pandemonium

Question 4

New view of father

Answer 4

She is looking down from a window

“Made whole, made young again”