When I was little more than a boy my parents Took me to Palmyra as a reward for my exams It was located northeast of Damascus in Syria Which seemed rather exotic to me But I did not show my hidden excitement And apart from an English couple named Daniel and Jane We were the […]

My father served in India for many years I was actually conceived in India But my parents returned reluctantly About a month before I was born As they wanted me to grow up in England So there it is I have lived in India But not in an original way I travelled everywhere with my […]

from the violet and orange sun

you were shielding our baby  

lot not far from the beach  

in a seaside flag bright of colour near the parking

wrapped

I can remember you

You are just an average grassy path Descending sharply towards the beach We remember you with such a great fondness As you hold so many of our recent memories                

I was born in a farmhouse deep in the countryside As a small girl I would look over the stone wall And watch my neighbours and other locals Travelling to a market in the next town These were my happy and warm years   And then it all changed when my father was bankrupted The […]