It is said that during the middle of the harshest winter That one still thinks of the sun I have now isolated myself in a freezing hut You may ask me why I have done this to myself I have no answer

When someone close to you is dying You expect the bleak winter wastes of grief But only experience the drabness of the steel autumn skies It is then that you begin to notice the small things A scuff on the readers shoe And a nurse flirting with her sadness In the shadows of the visiting room For […]

Jesus Said Come to me all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest I do not know whether these lines give me comfort or not I urgently need rest as only my outward faculties are functioning Yet in this oblivion I feel love Perhaps Jesus is looking after me Perhaps […]

I had been swimming for a number of hours And could see the white cliffs in the distance It was then that I saw a man walking On the surface of the smooth sea Due to my increasing fatigue I could only ask him one question Do you still walk on water The man replied […]

Do not deny the immortality of the soul, God’s wisdom, the value of life, the order of the universe, physical beauty, the love of the family, marriage, social institutions. Ignore this poet as he is corrupt  His work counts for nothing 

My grandfather was a poet But he never published his work It was left to me to do In the years following his death My task was made more difficult As he once told me I will leave no memoirs

My grandfather bought a copy of Maldoror In this city about ten years before the bomb It was an unusual find or so he told me He enjoyed Haiku and was searching for poems When he chanced upon this book   Ducasse is reported to have died of a bad fever He once told me […]

I am often told that I am out of step with the world As people do not find my opinions comfortable They immediately pigeonhole me because of my age and colour Which of course is a complete nonsense as I care deeply for others Why would a man who rescues stranded fish after storms Exhibit […]

Living is walking together along a sandy beach at three in the morning guided only by the lights of the sea Living is dancing in a darkened room with the one you love guided only by the light of the moon Living is enjoying a cup of fine coffee with your partner and listening to […]

Mary on the Green Was a good idea on paper But to place an unclothed statue In a smart residential district Well that is going too far When a man is honoured With a statue He remains clothed There are no naked statues Of the good and great So why is Mary naked I am […]