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Dear Sissy
Dear Sissy I am currently travelling on a lovely blue train Which is quite splendid inside and out There are no stations on this line Nor have they ever existed This does not worry me in the slightest As the true traveller never arrives At his or her destination Edgar
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Friendship Follows Fucking
Long before I met you Anna I knew a woman called Gwen She was my lecturer at university We had a short affair which was very sexual But when I left college it fizzled out I initially thought it was that distance prevented us fucking But soon realised that it was more than that As […]
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The Clown and the Fire Maiden
Most people love me because of my silly clothes and decorated face They do not care for reality as they too have disguised themselves And I am just an extension of this absurd fantasy it is as simple as that But of late I have tired of my theatre as I have a good […]
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Le Jardin des Larmes
I had known for a while that a number of abandoned tunnels Were positioned directly under my cottage garden As far as I was concerned they were no more than disused mines It was only when my sister gave me a silver turquoise ring That I realised that my garden was full of such […]
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The White Nights of Inger
Inger was walking along the promenade She was was remembering the white nights That we had once shared counting the stars
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The Italian Detective Returns
The Italian Detective was standing near the Martello Tower A crime had been committed as graffiti had appeared on the whitewash A hunt was on for the people who had committed this terrible crime But little success had been achieved by the local police forces So Inspector Giuseppe Joseph was asked to investigate the vandalism […]
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The Garden of the Fireflies
My fiancée is crossing The garden of the fireflies She is carrying a paper lantern So that she might study the stars
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20 Years a Snow Bee
I have spent most of the morning Rescuing Snow Bees from the winter’s dust It is a tiring pastime as sometimes they are deeply hidden As with most creatures the snow slowly suffocates them Or if they are lucky they freeze to death My success rate is only one in six Which is rather low […]
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Dead Utopia
Utopia died last night She was found dead This morning By her maid When I heard the news It devastated me As we were going camping In a few weeks It seems that I will travel alone Unless you choose to join me Red Poem Number Two
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My Norwegian Cousin
I have a Norwegian cousin She lives in Stoke Her name is Liv She is mild mannered And quite beautiful As most Norwegians are I have never met her As I live in Western Australia My name is David I am also mild mannered Tall and good looking As many Australians are We […]