When on holiday in Southern France we often had to retire from the beach Because of the sun savage August heat But on each occasion that we sat on our balcony overlooking Biarritz We found that we had left something carelessly on the beach My sunglasses were reported to have been stolen by a Danish…

It is the hottest day of the year One hundred degrees has been announced on the radio My journey was short but I feel exhausted and sit on the pebbles But this does not help me as I am melting slowly in the sun I walk into the sea and this immediately begins to cool…

My sister and I love in Kingsdown We have lived in a beachside cottage for six years Since our parents died by their own hand My sisters name is Laura Smet and she is half Portugese Laura has an olive skin and raven hair which is typical of her history She was born in Lagos…

The beach which was a little cooler today and was covered in small dragons They were awaiting the hotter weather which is arriving in a few days When the dragons settle they seem to relax all  those who come into contact with them I do not know if this is true but I am very…

Pearl Divers Cannot Drown In Blue Waters If The Waters Are Not Blue They Run The Risk Of Drowning It Is As Simple As One Two Three

It is Sunday which is a special day in the convent Silence devotion and prayer and definitely no smoking But fuck that for a lark as I meet myself under the blankets I always do and I know that others do this during the night We hold each other naked in bed before the sun is…

I watch your journey instead of sleeping The night hours silently pass me by You are now resting in my silver bed And I am now asleep in our window chair

Odessa and Paul had been married for ten years And each year on the day of their wedding anniversary They would travel to Walmer Sands and watch the passing yachts Paul had once owned a yacht which was orange and white with a blue flag The flag had matched the colour of the sea off…

Odessa Young was standing on the beach She was speaking to her future husband on a mobile phone I am standing at the water’s edge    Paul and I are considering a swim    In the distance a white yacht with orange sails Was making good progress due to an agreeable wind The yacht was captained by Odessa’s future…

Whenever I am in Scarborough I always think of time passing I stay at the Grand Hotel on the sixth floor facing the sea It is a hotel that knows time above all other things The four towers indicate the seasons of the year There are fifty two chimneys counting the passing weeks And there used…