Tina and I would swim most mornings In the perfumed mulberry pool It was idyllic on those hot summer days We then looked after the bees with mother I had always been fascinated by bees And was given my own hive at a young age Which I religiously looked after Until we left the country […]

I saw something rather pleasant yesterday Joe What was that Pray tell Pray tell As I was walking along Wellington Parade Wellington Parade You know where it is The parade leads to the village along the coastal path All six figure residences Second homes by the sea Everybody who lives there is suffering from terminal […]

The firing range dates back Over one hundred years But its decay is quite recent With every storm the sea Claims its rich reward Stern notices instruct one not to enter Private Property Danger Padlocks Strong gates Feeble fences Yet if one walks a few hundred yards Then there is a friendly gate Which gives […]

I left Moscow sleeping In our apartment She would sleep For another two hours By then I would be in The Border Fields Painting with many freedoms Using a bright palette

Beth was walking slowly with her night lamp It shone brightly even though the light was not yet lost Her friend Pearl was sitting in front her van Smoking quietly as Jazzy Zee picked out a tune On her tired torn and bleached guitar In the distance Cyprus Falls was falling into darkness As it […]

The August trees Are bathed In a rustic light Summer appears To be fading Yet the days Are still warm And the hours long August is a confusing month

I watched the sun break this morning It reminded me of my Japanese days

I often contemplate suicide As I miss her so much My life is so very vacant without her I often contemplate suicide As I miss her so much And would like to think That she misses me

Josie Joe Here is a clip of film from many years ago What do you notice The fashions Not just the fashions The cars No not the cars or the buildings or the colour of the dog shit What am I supposed to notice Joe The size of the people How many fat people can […]

There was an item on the BBC recently About homeless people in large cities It was a typical biased BBC report But they dropped an absolute clanger As they reported that most of these people Were not born in the UK Far from it There is such an obvious answer To this problem But it […]