Recently whilst travelling on a train A fading television personality Sat directly opposite me I recognised her straight away But pretended not to be interested Although I was interested as I could See my recent past in her lined face She briefly smiled at me As I alighted from the train I returned the smile…

The station at Sweet Adeline Has only one platform The other platform Had been destroyed during the war And never replaced Although concrete minimalist It is a comfortable station With a waiting room That leads to the street Through a lazy barrier Manned by Greek Boy Phil A refugee who had never left A glass…

The title is a misleading As I was not in Leamington Spa I was in Bath Spa I was going to Royal Leamington Spa As my aunt had broken her leg whilst hiking But I had been detained in Bath By my second cousin Who had also broken his leg whilst hiking Were you staying…

It is not what you Look at that matters It is what you see I will be back in London tomorrow As you can see I have managed to find The Lime Green tee shirt you liked I have also packed a copy of Walden Sleep Well Joe

You look sad Juliet I am sad Why you are a beautiful girl That is not the problem Then what is it It is when I tell them that I am an astronomer Why It is something that goes with the territory They think I am boring You are the least boring person I know…

I have Wiltshire blood in my veins It goes everywhere with me Today I was in Calne Visiting St Mary’s Church When totally by chance I found the house Where STC had lived From 1814 2 1816 It was here that he wrote The Biographia Literaria I have always liked Calne

Me after picking up a senior politicians wife After she had blown his boss Your wife Sir had a hideous cunt

This is my current address You can contact me here I apologise for the radio silence As I have been working hard on this poem The best time to chat to me is between nine and twelve

Mate I have just noticed an ad In a trade newspaper Looking for a few mongs To take part in a porno movie Whose working title is as above I thought I had seen everything It is set in a donkey sanctuary There must be a market For these movies somewhere I have my suspicions…

Occasionally and I stress occasionally One comes across an unmistakable link to the past This happened to me the other day When I noticed a girl milk of skin With the most beautiful copper hair She reminded me of the Empress Sisi I think I was the only one who noticed this similarity