This little village has been swallowed up By hordes of rather vulgar visitors All memories of its artistic past Have been all but swept away A decay has set it but a kind decay I did not resent the masses And vowed to return When the air was cooler And write poetry On the sea […]

Yesterday I left my senses behind And decided to walk From New Romney to Dymchurch A distance of about five miles The temperature of this scalding day Was between eighty-five and ninety Yet was subtly cooled by a kind sea breeze I was in a heaven that I did not understand A wilderness a wasteland […]

Today I thought of the many cricket matches That have been played in the County of Berkshire

Joe Yes Do you notice something different about me That you are much better now No silly something physical No I have grown a landing strip Do we need an airport in Richmond Why a landing strip Josie Is it a new fashion Cora and I are going to have identical landing strips Why Why […]

It is so fucking hot today I am exploring Berlin Josie and Cora Stayed up late watching Room in Rome A movie that I admire They were still in bed When I left the hotel room About an hour ago And have promised To meet me at Checkpoint Charlie When the big hand touches twelve […]

I recently found a photograph Of a beached fishing boat In Saint-Trojan-les-Bains I have no interest in fishing As I consider it cruel But have purchased The weathered boat So that I may summer there

I have set my latest novel in New York It is set in the subterranean world of high fashion Ellie White is a simple country girl Who arrives in the great city Only to find that she is indeed a vampire to be continued

Many years ago whilst travelling I wrote a novel My revisions were kept in the cupboard Of a summer farmhouse I rented It was here that I spent many happy weeks With my aunt Eloise de Santa She too was writing a novel A political thriller Nada But gradually the heat slowed Us both down […]

Cloudless blue skies greeted me As I opened the old beach door I had heard fog horns in my dreams But now the horizons were crystal clear My favourite song Adeline We danced slowly on the terrace Your gown fell open for a moment I pretended not to notice Orange Juice and Lemon Coffee Dry […]

There is a small Car Park Beneath your apartment Paris Jazz You often watch Your visitors Come and go It is an inconvenience To have twisted your ankle Dance with Care Open Your Eyes