The summer has ended Our sun is in another hemisphere There is a sadness in your voice Koe Alice But you are still wearing your summer dress You have a bruise on your backside I saw it when you showered This was caused when you fell on the summer rocks Such a foolish accident Koe […]

The year is colourless Nothing moves Winter is blind There is a silent sadness The last days are dead

L’année est sans couleur Rien ne bouge L’hiver est aveugle Il y a une tristesse silencieuse Les derniers jours sont mort  

Of all the blossoms found She chose the red-pink flowers Mainly for the luxury of their colour But also because her late mother Has worn the delicate flowers When working in the early fields

For over a hundred years a solitary candle has burned In the uppermost window of a cottage That overlooks the sea   I am now in charge of this light Which is lit just before dusk And extinguished just after dawn   I have received letters from many sailors Telling me about the great comfort […]

Your tread is silent I said to Miriam as we walked along the winter beach It is almost as if you are sea ghost emerging from the fragile mists  Although she was listening to me Miriam kept her head bowed The day was beautiful as late December days often are With a sun so cold […]

On Boxing Day 2020 I walked 2.5km along the coastal path And sat with my wife daughter and two granddaughters In the rough shelter of a white but scruffy beach hut The weather was about 11 degrees with a brisk westerly wind Storm Bella was expected and this chilled the troubled air The advice was […]

J’ai toujours suivi le bonheur de Charlotte Zero C’est un sujet enrichissant à étudier Contrairement à sa sœur, elle vit dans le sud du pays Où le soleil est chaud et il peut atteindre trente degrés en Octobre

I have always followed the happiness of Charlotte Zero It is a rewarding subject to study Unlike her sister she lives in the southern part of the country Where the sun is warm and it can reach thirty degrees in October

On Christmas Morning we walked by the sea The day was very bright but rather cold There were a number angels on the beach But others had remained in Cold Heaven