This week I will write my poems Wearing a blindfold I will create using my knowledge Of the keyboard

There is a spot in the churchyard On the brow of the hill looking towards Windsor Where I used to sit for hours and hours when a boy This was my favourite spot I have quoted from a letter penned by Byron He is writing about St Mary’s Church in Harrow I know it well […]

I found a facsimile letter from Byron to Murray dated 26th May 1822 It discusses the burial arrangements for his daughter Allegra I found this interesting letter in a book of Byron’s poetry Quite why it was copied out in such detail is a mystery to me But I give my wholehearted thanks to the […]

I have a rubbish dump At the end of my garden It backs on to my shed And my prize winning roses I can see the rubbish dump From my left bedroom window It is covered in violets And redundant washing machines My wife Violet cannot see the dump From her right bedroom window Because […]

Stragglers from an earlier 10K Bright vests low value numbers I admire these fading runners But they also irritate me As I dislike solitary activities

Collecting wild summer paths in glass jars Exploring hinterlands on soft sandy afternoons I have no intention of completion Until the days shorten and the winds chill

Jane and I travelled to Folkestoneyesterday Which wasFroday The Sun was hoy but the brezze was cooler We admired the abundant Valerian On the tracks of the pasdty railway Poppies Fitget nme nots and Jane Cider sandwiches and crisps pennywise Hottee in Paradise was my larest nivel It was on sale in the harboirside bookshops […]

Do you know that Wittgenstein encouraged His students to sit in deckchairs during his lectures No Should I know that It is not common knowledge Would you have sat in a deckchair During one of my lectures Yes but you invited us to bring any type of chair Not just deckchairs Did you bring a […]

What are you reading Geraldine A Tragic Love It is a book about Julien and Marguerite de Ravalet I cannot say that I have heard of them Not many people have They were an incestuous brother and sister of high birth who were executed for their crimes How dreadful Julien was twenty-one and Marguerite was […]

You are violent in your inertia Joe You will not find me easily As I exist outside of time Let us part before I hurt you Just close your eyes And I will leave