During the fluid months of spring We imagine the long hot summer days But when the summer finally arrives She is often dull and frequently rude      

I saw a magnificent rainbow over Ramsgate this afternoon It was my walking companion for nearly an hour As the rainbow faded I was able to grasp Thousands of small particles of her beautiful gown     A vivid rainbow was seen over Ramsgate on the afternoon of the 24th of September 2020

Dear Pippa I trust that you are well as Phillipa and I are at present As you might be aware I am putting together a collection of a dozen poems which will form part of my forthcoming book Poems that Face the Sea My aim is to illustrate it with a dozen black and white…

I was in Margate a few weeks ago And decided to visit The Man of the Sea But I was unable to do so as a woman Was standing on the rock next to my friend Posing for photographs which I am sure were very good   Time was short so I caught the next…

Your careworn face Suddenly became lighter In those weeks before you died It was as if the angels Had returned your light

The summer is late fading It is time for you to leave Your journey will be long And sometimes quite dangerous But you will eventually return When the winds are milk mild   On the 22/09/20 a flight of swallows were seen above Walmer Beach in Kent          

You are swimming in the late afternoon sea Your partner who is much older than you Watches you from the beach of long shadows He gently dries you when you return from your swim And holds your hand as you walk towards his car

Julie and Jacques were sitting at a small green table Between the Metro lines near Dubonnet station Julie was wearing an elegant red dress and Jacques was wearing a smart suit They were sharing a bottle of Dubonnet and were taking no notice of the stationary train In short that was all that was happening…

When you have been in the game as long as I have You often think that you have seen it all But yesterday an alpaca interrupted our football match And proceeded to stop the game He was shown a red card by the referee But refused to leave the pitch And now faces a very…

Until about about a year ago Mrs Moore lived next door I only saw her when she hung her washing out But she did not speak to me And it was about then that I began to get fascinated With the contents of her washing line You must understand that this was not in strange…