A secret river runs beneath my feet It was covered many years ago On the quietest of nights You can hear its hidden flow

I am falling in love With the world around me The remains of a purple candle In a small glass jar With two flames burning Brings me a great pleasure

I was going to to be dramatic and write By the time you read this I will be dead Which is obviously wrong as I am currently writing this puerile shit I had now reached middle age (aka the suicide years ) You read about it often in the papers MA guys going missing Only […]

The one who has a good friend Does not need a mirror Black Dog Pale Dog Rumi

If colour is within your heart You will find your way home Even on the darkest of winter days Rumi

I am a thief a cheap thief But what more can one expect Of a poet who watches buses And often waves at them It all started when I was a child When I noticed that the drivers Waved at each other When passing on God’s Highway I decided to to extend this tradition And […]

I watched as he descended From the low hanging clouds We stood in front of the cathedral Eating roast chestnuts Nearby a flowing choir Was paying homage To the Messiah Wells 12/23

Do not grieve Anything you lose Comes back to you In another form I lost a friend last year This distressed me greatly I was angry with Sky Daddy And isolated myself Until the day that I saw a train Pass through a railway station My recently deceased friend Was sitting quietly in carriage six […]

Do not grieve Anything you lose Comes back to you In another form I lost a friend last year This distressed me greatly I was angry with Sky Daddy And isolated myself Until the day I found a pound On a railway station Which I picked it up And was shocked to find The likeness […]

I softly caress your naked back With my hands of pearl honey I woo you with sweet words Marry me JunieMaryMoon Marry me before the week is out You look at me with those dark owl eyes A flicker of a smile crosses your sleepy face You will receive my answer in your honey dreams […]