The original title for Alisdair's poem that Rory wrote in his post was "Soup Kitchen" and not AA which is an abbreviation for Alcoholics Anonymous.

Alisdair opened the Muswell Hill Soup Kitchen in 1994. The Soup Kitchen is still a great success. He wrote the poem more recently.

A Poem by Alisdair McPherson

The sun streams through the trees
Like candlelight dancing across the table

Leafs and twigs
snap and crunch
Like pretzels between my teeth

My dog barks
breaking a silent tranquility
that grow strong in my heart

I feel calm and free
as I
Walk in the woods

Alisdair loved the forest in Bansko. He felt happy and free there and had made friends with a wolf. He told me he was alone, but not lonely. He could always talk to people when he went to the nearby Hotel for hot chocolate or a meal or snack.