Recently whilst travelling on a train A fading television personality Sat directly opposite me I recognised her straight away But pretended not to be interested Although I was interested as I could See my recent past in her lined face She briefly smiled at me As I alighted from the train I returned the smile […]

The station at Sweet Adeline Has only one platform The other platform Had been destroyed during the war And never replaced Although concrete minimalist It is a comfortable station With a waiting room That leads to the street Through a lazy barrier Manned by Greek Boy Phil A refugee who had never left A glass […]

The title is a misleading As I was not in Leamington Spa I was in Bath Spa I was going to Royal Leamington Spa As my aunt had broken her leg whilst hiking But I had been detained in Bath By my second cousin Who had also broken his leg whilst hiking Were you staying […]

It is not what you Look at that matters It is what you see I will be back in London tomorrow As you can see I have managed to find The Lime Green tee shirt you liked I have also packed a copy of Walden Sleep Well Joe

You look sad Juliet I am sad Why you are a beautiful girl That is not the problem Then what is it It is when I tell them that I am an astronomer Why It is something that goes with the territory They think I am boring You are the least boring person I know […]

I have Wiltshire blood in my veins It goes everywhere with me Today I was in Calne Visiting St Mary’s Church When totally by chance I found the house Where STC had lived From 1814 2 1816 It was here that he wrote The Biographia Literaria I have always liked Calne

Me after picking up a senior politicians wife After she had blown his boss Your wife Sir had a hideous cunt

This is my current address You can contact me here I apologise for the radio silence As I have been working hard on this poem The best time to chat to me is between nine and twelve

Mate I have just noticed an ad In a trade newspaper Looking for a few mongs To take part in a porno movie Whose working title is as above I thought I had seen everything It is set in a donkey sanctuary There must be a market For these movies somewhere I have my suspicions […]

Occasionally and I stress occasionally One comes across an unmistakable link to the past This happened to me the other day When I noticed a girl milk of skin With the most beautiful copper hair She reminded me of the Empress Sisi I think I was the only one who noticed this similarity