Sammy and Grace Purchased a yacht When he was twenty three They were very passionate But then they broke up And he fell from Grace Into the cold unblue sea

Many years ago whilst cycling with friends I visited a D Day beach in Northern France The scars of the war were far from hidden We enjoyed our time swimming and relaxing in the sun But one thought haunted me throughout my day

My mother was in Germany After the war Helping to clear up the mess But it was not all hard work As she did enjoy leisure time This was occasionally recorded I have a photograph in my possession Which shows my mother and friends Sunbathing and swimming near a river It is a haunting photograph […]

They used to lay wooden planks Over the flooded meadows I could see them from my bedroom window And then the floods grey worse And they floated away and became jammed Under the towns one and only bridge Norma Jean Bridge was her real name But everybody called her Norma Apple Juice Because of her […]

I was asked to write a sapphic poem By the organisers of the literary festival This was difficult as I am not a poet Until I remembered the green girls Swimming naked in the Maye Lake Next to the closed branch line west Josephine

I am walking in the rain Melba Maye In days it will be bright sunny and warm Let us then meet at the five mile beach And swim in the tepid waters blue A.G. Rouse (1928)

Today is the most English of days The day of St George and Shakespeare It is an axis between Spring and Summer April is such an inconsistent month Both soft and raw in equal measure That is what makes it so interesting A.G. Rouse (1928)

Fist of all and I hope that this helps you I have taken my detail from The Penguin Book of Haiku These are not my own thoughts Although I do share them Haiku was the collaborative act Of instantaneous and contingent refiguring Not unlike a jam session of improvisational jazz I tend to find Haiku […]

The migrant birds have returned With amazing stories to tell They will be on the beach later today Entry is free with supper provided

I saw some beautiful clouds today Resting on a south westerly breeze Deal 22/4/25