In 1937 a parcel was delivered to a small house in a Dorset village   It was never opened and placed in a cupboard   Where it remained until about two weeks ago   The parcel was addressed to one of the most celebrated spies that the UK has ever produced   Her code name…

The venom of an unforgiven past May poison the unrelated present  Forgive  Let Go  Rise Anew   I wrote these wise words of Rumi on the white board in the kitchen Jessy was still in the spare room pretending to sleep We had fought last night over something trite I had stormed out and had…

Anna and Anna were sitting at opposite end of the bath It was Tuesday and bath night at number 28   Do you realise that the Antonine Plague which lasted from 165 to 180 was brought to the Roman Empire by troops returning from the Near East Really  Yes  That sounds familiar  I agree  History…

I was made in Berwick and my earliest memories Are of the magnificent railway bridge over the River Tweed For the first six years this was my entire life Until I discovered the theories of time travel My name  is Marcus Aurelius Smith

A spa full of happy people Collecting rose petals From the overhanging trees How pleasant life is in Cambridgeshire     From Cambridge Poems   

I am sitting by the fluid traffic lights In an easy chair that has seen better days I am wearing a small blue jacket and a red top And a pair of Marks & Spencer supersize knickers As I am very proud of my long tanned legs Nobody has spoken to me today Apart from…

I have no name Or to be more truthful I do not need a name As I can be spotted easily By the rocks in my pale green dress Just whistle and I will come

There are many people out there Who do not appreciate Brutalism I feel very sorry for these people Up to about ten years ago There was a bus station in Slough Which was absolutely beautiful But it was much hated By the people of Slough and was demolished It was replaced by a rather odd…

Whilst walking from the railway station Freddie saw two girls holding hands He assumed that they were green gay girls   Freddie in Broadstairs The Victorian steps that lead to the road were quite beautiful Freddie noticed beauty a great deal during the warmer months   Freddie in Broadstairs Whilst in Broadstairs Freddie visited the…

I was looking into your raven black eyes for a trace of the moon But my investigation was inhibited by the passage of your tears It was a late winters night and the sky was angry and dull A coarse wind was chilling the empty streets and we were alone So very alone but I…