(Written c.2000)

He was a merry man was Faunio
He was the old village shepherd
His skin was dark and leathery
his black wispy hair was fighting off grey
and his moustache was tired and straggly
like the rest of his ancient frame.
Faunio the storyteller to the children
They loved the tales he told of
Horseback days before the motor car.
It seemed to them those days
were full of riding and shouting
but of course it was not so.
The old shepherd was also a
Doomster – he enjoyed frightening
everyone with his warnings of the end
but most people just laughed at him
One of his favorite pleas was

“I don’t want
to die
before
they’ve found
all the answers”

This is an extract from the book EL ROSARIO B Arrest. Please download an extended extract below.