As I was walking along A dusty unmade road Next to the sea I purchased The Whitsun Weddings From a roadside charity stall I soon began to think Of a Roman Road In Wiltshire Which was little more than a hill I can remember seeing Roman Legions Passing these fields Of blind antiquity

I had opened my eyes and seen The secrets of the universe Nothing was hidden from me I knew everything It was time to descend From the frozen wastes Into the decaying valleys I was the fertile tree The flowers of colour The perfumes of the oceans Accompany me in my travels The world is…

Only I could see the mermaids Dancing wildly in the sea Causing a great disturbance Star fish were spinning In the madness of Catherine Wheels Who was sitting next to me Collecting square pebbles I am the missing violinist

Always travel along The quieter paths My friend You will see more I can promise you that

Have you noticed how the streetlights Resemble the white fades that illuminated The beach huts of our recent past I long for our slow days and sweaty nights In those dry flat lands of the south

As Jane and I returned from the beach today We met a sparrowhawk sitting on a fence I walked towards the rapacious bird Hoping that it would fly away and hunt elsewhere But like an owl it did not abandon its station

I have just witnessed the finest sunset of the year It was spectacular yet so soothing on the eye I could not but think that I was looking into heaven And that God was speaking to me once again

We toured the castle gardens this afternoon Rain was not far away humid winds prevailed My happiest memory was of the beautiful flowers Which were so colourful and full of their own tunes But my joy was tempered as I quite clearly knew That these flowers were infected with decay And would not greet me…

I read this awful book the other day Joe It was horrible It was from the Nazi era and compared races We are all equal Joe We eat we breathe we shit we fuck Is that all Splitting paths Joe I do not agree with you one bit Millie What about Josie She is not…

Today is a Vanilla Soleil It is time to laze on the beach And swim in the sea Away from one’s worries Problems and concerns Days like these are quite rare So it is prudent to keep One or two spare