A week ago were sharing a villa In the South Western France And now I am sitting next to them On a sweaty train approaching London How different we are in our business suits Away from beach and the swimming pool

it was a short dream which did not start or end a wicker lamp shade was moving violently in a office after being struck by a flailing hand it was not within my powers to inhibit its progress

Stereotypes feed prejudice And generate violence Your thoughts Joe I disagree Why

The moon was hiding Under a vapour trail I saw it whilst walking Just before bed The stars were in its slipstream Gia & Lenny 2026

Have you seen the sun It is amazing A huge orange orb In a slate grey sky Perhaps the world is ending I think not As it has not even started Gia & Lenny 2026

What are you reading An Almanac A Seasonal Guide Everything from the tide times To the birds in the field Nothing is missed A complete circle Do you realise That these are Our Golden Years Perhaps they are They will never be better Than they are at present Gia & Lenny 2026

When she was seventeen years old Gretta was involved in a serious accident She was knocked off her bicycle By an uninsured and inebriated car driver As the result of this she lost part of her left leg Which should have been a disaster for her But it was the beginning of her literary career […]

The bare branches of the winter trees Were sinking into a liquidity That was hard to describe There were many thoughts All were accurate

Flying through this poem Like a beautiful parrot

It is not a box of delights But the summit of a tall bookcase Where I have collected various treasures For no particular reason apart from display Pocahontas a doll given to me by a friend A small golden piano in a matchbox A bust of Our Lady in a night blue shawl PAPA is my […]