Musical Moments 2. Outside a Graveyard (1989)

I believe that this poem is about the loss that Dannie Abse is feeling towards the death of his piano teacher 'Miss Crouch'. This immediately shows a contrast from 'Musical Moments 1' as it shows empathy towards his piano teacher as he feels that he should have been more respectful towards her and stuck with learning piano longer. I believe that they key themes in this poem are music and regret.
One of the things that I found interesting about this poem was the way the persona said "Sorry Miss Crouch". This could suggest that he is apologising as now that he has grown up he understands things better and is regretting the fact that he did not carry on with his piano lessons. It also shows that he still refers to her in the way he did when he was younger suggesting that he is an observer in this poem.
I also found the time in which this was written quite significant as the year is "1989" showing that a lot of time has passed since his first piano lesson. This in addition to the quotes "dismissed forever" and "Wagnerian Funeral March". This suggests that a long with regret that the persona is feeling, he is also feeling the loss of his piano teacher.
I also get the feeling from this poem that the persona is now a great lover of music as he states "the piano triumphantly rising between the clouds, higher and higher". This could suggest that with the loss of his piano teacher it has encouraged him to carry on with the music for her.
I believe that this poem links in with 'Send No Money' by Larkin as in this poem, Larkin states that the persona  regrets wasting time whereas in 'Musical Moments 2', Abse states that the persona regrets not taken more of an interest in music as a young child. Both poems are also observations on life as both persona's are acting as the observer.