Winter Wedding Bleak narrow country lane The fallen leaves are almost hidden Crushed and motionless They are colourless now A young man in a black suit and brown shoes Walks nervously towards the ancient church He is careful to avoid the deceptively deep puddles For his sister is due to marry her love In the […]

On the day of his marriage The rich man left a pot of gold On the porch of his impressive house He dared the villagers to steal his wealth But they ignored the golden pot And enjoyed the richness of their simple lives On the day that the rich man died The oldest man in […]

One night during a winter’s storm an elephant arrived in a village The villagers looked upon the magnificent creature in amazement Some suggested slaughter as they were starving whilst others suggested selling the tusks This would bring income into their sparse spread homes they thought Their disagreements turned inwards and many died The creature much […]

Three Blind Men and an Elephant Three friends blind since birth stumbled upon an elephant They knew not what the creature was and in turns touched it It is a lion I have touched lions before No you are mistaken my friend it is a primate magnificent The third man touched the elephant He did […]

Sweet Corn   We run like rivers run ragged Through the golden gasp waves No thoughts of winter or the autumn fires Mar our soft recreation   Kingfisher If you look towards imagined lands From cliffs high above the sea You will pause in thought And question your sense of migration     Far Away (Kingfisher) […]

You Handsome Dog Handsome was the type of man who when entering a room turned heads He was aware of this fact and his life was a series of failed relationships He would date beautiful women and expect them to admire him   You was a church warden and was very happy in his calling […]

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 […]