Tapper

In loving memory of

Edward John (Ted)

24th March 1941 - 19th August 2017

Beloved husband of

Nancy Frances

A shadow in the shadows, you would read the river and place your fly right for the taking,

then gently take your catch in your hand to hand back to the water until, from the shadows,

this shadow struck, set its hook: your turn to be caught. Your chance to be released?

No, your turn to be the catch, checked this way, baffled that way, played, breathless

bewildered in the net, now your turn to be released to be light on the water

at the end of the rise, a shade among shadows...