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  • I am Curious about Poets

    The only book that was freely available at the camp The Love Triangles of Italian Poets It was available in three languages But sadly not in English Which left me at a disadvantage So I went into the pink and violet town And purchased a weathered book So that I might better understand poets L’énigme […]

  • A Wayfarer with Six Toes

    During the gentle months I travel around Kent Which is a most enjoyable pastime I am a wayfarer with six toes Yet before the great flood I used to have eight

  • A Most Handsome Man

    Whilst waiting for a train I purchased a paperback From a railway bookstall On its cover was illustrated An impossibly handsome man The brooding likeness of a Byronic hero I envied him as I have a soulless face His eyes were wild raven Mine are a watery blue He had a strong physique Whereas I […]

  • Kent Mill

    I will be walking past a mill today This is the same mill That my grandmother passed On her horse and cart during the war This journey was recorded on film Things have changed since then But I still expect to find that much remains Wickhambreaux May 2025

  • Qu’est-ce que l’été

    Summer is without shoes On shallow white steps Towards the sea Summer is without clouds Of endless blue days Spent near a swimming pool Summer paperback books Already much dampened Drying forgotten in the sun

  • Maria of the Mottled Coast

    Maria of the Mottled Coast was deeply troubled Her new father had been criticised She was sitting on a weathered jetty Wondering if her prayers had been returned

  • Naked in Japan

    I slept very soundly  A sleep without known dreams  After a shower I made coffee  This as my first visit to Kobe 

  • Naked in Peru

    I booked in at my hotel  And took a welcome shower  My bed looked very welcoming  This was my first visit to Lima 

  • Dancing in the Desert

    Pont du Gard  Paris Veterans prêt à partir prêt à partir Do bot touch ,e

  • Seagull

    On the roof of a nearby house A love seagull hovers Blue Whole White Blue