These are the long months  Due to the shortness of the days   Summer seems so distant  Whereas it is quite near   My coastal home lacks colour  Due to the idleness of the month   I admire the creatures that hibernate  And those who migrate to warmer climes      Grahame Potter 2022  

These are the long months  Due to the shortness of the days    Long months short days I like it a great deal   Summer seems so distant  Whereas it is quite near   Continue my friend   My coastal home lacks colour  Due to the idleness of the month    Are you saying that […]

Exactly one hundred years ago today Sylvia Beach published the first book edition Of Ulysses by James Joyce Stephen Molly and Leopold Were the central characters Virginia described it as tosh Whereas Tom Eliot considered it very important I visited Paris today And sat outside Shakespeare and Company It was about ten degrees Not warm […]

Consciousness is an end in itself We torture ourselves getting somewhere And when we get there it is nowhere For there is nowhere to get to   Who said that Anna  Birkin  It is very deep  I agree  Shall we invite him for tea  I think that he would find it rather jolly  Is he […]

There is a terracotta owl Sitting in the back seat Of my deux chevaux It just stares at me Morning noon and night Which is a little worrying As I do not drive I have offered it food But it does not answer me Nor does it want a drink Maybe I should change my […]

Recently whilst clearing my loft I found a faded watercolour That I had painted some years ago It was a rough view of three oast houses Along with a barn and a few outbuildings   Jane and I were strawberry picking At a farm some miles from Maidstone in rural Kent I can remember its […]

In my dream I had moved back to Shepherds Bush Where I had lived as a child I had not been too happy about moving back As I thought that the area would be inner city and violent But I found nothing but nice people and a gentle community We were running a newsagents shop […]

Is Mule your real name No Why are you called Mule That is my nickname What is your real name I cannot remember That is an unusual name But why Mule Because I am the offspring of a Jack and a Mare My sister is called Hinny A nickname Yes as she is the offspring […]

Rugby is a game for real men  I know  Unlike football  Do you agree Jim  Yes  What do you like about rugby  It is a mans sport  But girls like the game too  I am aware of that as at the game yesterday I saw a girl with a mane of golden hair  She was […]

Those who serve England Must expect nothing from her We debase ourselves If we regard our country As merely a place to eat and sleep   She is a mother and a wife a sister too   Who is shy and retiring yet full of grace I adore her sweet breezes and feminine face Her […]