Kite Hovering Oh timid bird Do find the courage To settle with me   Julie Florida Julie Florida stood in an autumn field Watching the leaves fall from the central trees A bleak flat west wind chilled her visit So she began to collect flints and gave them to the migrating birds As she waited […]

The brilliance of the light dazzled the sandy beach Every shadow exposed the underworld of the town People were swimming in the sea in October And sunbathing on the sea steps A cast iron man of about my height Was perched on some outlying rocks Near the gallery of art He was awaiting the invasion […]

At Reading Railway Station on Platform 15 there is a small waiting room In is plain and functional and I use it when waiting for trains I often contemplate the universe from this small room

We seek the new day And await the fading clouds Dark mornings will glow

Splendid horizons The morning is full of light Sharp shadows witnessed

Misty spires shadow The golden suns fine display Gentle creatures sleep

The stickiness of the blood is identical No matter the army The supple earth has never disguised its disgust All men die as heroes I weep at the ugliness of it all     Richard Simms (1942)

Golden Mists Golden mists brittle Will fade during this warm day Beauties short pageant   Slow Leaves Slow leaves descend chilled Against a fast fading sky The suns warmth weakens   Early Morning Rain Early morning rain Wind from the east gathers pace Wet paths expected

The Poetry Field There is paleness to your skin Dress before the winter months chill you   The Poetry Field Warm caressing air Humble beginnings betrayed Dark season ahead  

I admired your youth I admired the fullness of your summer But now as we wait for our winter I am no longer seduced by your vivid colours   The Second Spring What Colours! But your brittle textures Inhibit me   The Second Spring I have been seduced by your velvet decay The small deaths […]