I still have this exquisite painting Which hangs in my over study There is a silence within her glance Which complements the stillness Of my favourite morning table

When my late father returned from the war We found a small painting of a young woman Amongst his many vacant possessions It was highly decorated and very much of its era

The good candle sank slowly Into the tar based pond Basic leaves brown The small rooms of Arcadia

He was sitting in his seat watching the past world by Sheet music disturbed by the fragrant air was slow dancing Tunnels stations and bridges flashed by in a total disturbance A fresh fear looked into the population of my empty eyes

On my first day at the gallery I was introduced to an Polish girl Who was the daughter of the artist featured in the exhibition Most of his works were lightly erotic and somewhat dreamlike His model was seen in various stages of undress in her morning room

Julie who had been in Portland for the past two weeks Rang me and said that she would be at the the railway station The short break seemed to have done Julie some good As her face showed colour and her eyes were blue bright She had spent some time with her American father and […]

De Mentithino used to be a great place to live But when the grain mills closed The city began to die The good guys moved into the suburbs And the grease balls moved into town I stayed because I am a schoolteacher My name is Miss Perkins although my real name Is Tabby Thur and […]

I once carved my initials Deeply into a soft and forgetful stone Hoping that it would remain visible For many years I once carved Byron is Dead Behind a waterfall using only a craft knife Hoping that it would remain visible For many years

This field is extraordinary As it is full of sunflowers And crab apple trees Melanie is harvesting These bitter fruits She is in her safe space Away from all things harmful I am sitting on a blue tractor Counting the wide faces Of the happy sunflowers Without care or presumed loss

There was a steam train waiting at Rose Station It was taking on pure spring water for its onward journey I was filming it using my lilac and crimson camera And then it vanished into the forest with little or no warning I turned to my wife with tears streaming down my face I suffered […]