Many years ago whilst I was visiting Torcross I was told about an artist who had been born In the village just before the First World War She had been much celebrated in her younger years This interested me for a while but soon faded from memory That was until I found a series of…

I visited a charity bookshop today And found a book of music Johann Sebastian Bach’s Werke It had once belonged to a Rosamund Rosamund had lived in Leeds And added her name in March 1913 That is all that I knew Many years had passed Since her signature But the Grand Mass Had remained quite…

What are you reading Joe A book Do not be trite Julia Julia who Julia Worthing You should know Stop fucking with me Joe She is from Orwell’s 1984 Why did you not say that in the first place You are not reading 1984 How did you know that Do not be a cunt Joe…

Richard May I call you Richard My name is Peter I have one question I would like you to answer What is is it Detective Stokes Why did you kill the mayor Because he was a faggot Did he offend you All faggots offend me Why Because they offend God They are offensive feral creatures…

It has been for many years I would like to see it warm But I live alone With my dog On a remote Scottish island I am something of a recluse And am considered a little odd By the people of the town But these people do not know me And mistake my shyness for…

I have a friend named Claudette But we all call her Clo Clo She is an actress And is playing the lead in Phaedra I am also an actor And will playing Hippolytus In the same production We have a couple of intimate scenes together And rehearse our roles in a mythological bath We must…

Harry has a girlfriend Her name is Marina She has joined the gang They are now The Secret Six

The day was fading when I caught the last bus home I soon noticed the clouds shrouding the setting sun It seemed to me that there was a rainbow hidden within A guide dog blind since birth told me That I was witnessing a cloud iridescence A pearl mother in the evening sky January 18th…

There are a thousand excuses for failure But never a good reason Therefore I failed you today Caron Jane

It is time for my winter cold So I have tucked myself Away with some art books I have been transported back To another world A world of bright colours Without a hint of grey Not everything was perfect But there was a beauty to life An excitement revealed During each waking hour I am…