A Coach Tour in Southern Russia I dreamt that I was on a coach tour We were visiting unnamed towns and unnamed cities In Southern Russia I asked why such beautiful places lacked identification And was told that such beauty need not be named   A Coach Tour in Southern Russia The only sadness of […]

What hazardous transport you choose High above the railway tracks I admire your courage But consider you foolish   9/12/17

Titus Oates & Auroleo Dead I believe that I saw Titus Oates and Auroleo Dead Walking in the December field today I could not be sure as the sun was bright low   They appeared to be heading towards the enchanted copse And soon vanished from view How I envied the tiny wood fairies Mongoose […]

Leaf I saw a leaf die today It was run over by many cars As it dreamt of its peacock summer   The Small Death of a Leaf (Already Dead) I watched my leaf hide amongst its fellow leaves As an ice wind chilled cut through them without mercy Winter had arrived in Santorini and […]

Red Red Robin You are the master of your territories And greet me warmly when I visit your home We wear our bloodied aprons with pride   Jenny Wren Tiny Jemmy Wren You shelter meekly Against the winter winds I offer you my home But you prefer the frozen fields   Kite You glide above […]

I was on the storm beach today when I found a strange pebble Let me describe it to you as I think that this needs to be shared It is mainly grey but has considerable areas of pink in contrast Added to this are the speculative shades of brown and a few white scars I […]

I have friends in the Channel Islands who insist that they are not in Normandy This however is not true as they are part of Normandy as much as Cherbourg Rouen and Le Havre Dogs and bitches are often called Norman and Joan in defiance of this reported geography I have no such problem as […]

I have fallen in love with a mermaid  A mermaid that I met last year  During our holiday in Greece  Does that mean that we are finished  That you do not love me anymore  Do not be foolish Anna the mermaid was only a mosaic  At the bottom of a swimming pool  Yet she was […]

A few days ago I tripped over My French wooden bed In a moment of sheer carelessness I hurt a toe and upset the other one At first I thought I had broken Both of these small toes But once the swelling had faded They were shown to be bruised But still very very painful […]

I am sitting on a concrete jetty in a small town on the east coast of Amerika My feet are dangling in the pleasantly warm sea Our dog Lucy is watching a few gulls squabbling over a striken sandwich   I have closed my eyes and am working in a bookstall on platform 12 On […]