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I Was Happy Here
What did you do whilst I was visiting Daddy I was happy Anna really happy even though I was missing you like mad Penelope was as quiet as normal even though she is so polite and nice I feel at times that she is a ghost rather like the Lady Ghost I decided to […]
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End of Summer
A storm ended the summer last night It was a terrific creature Full of power and anger I fell immediately in love With its screaming white light Everything was illuminated The sea was dancing in front of me But at the same time I felt the loss of a dear friend And was soon weeping […]
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Summer of 22
September is a fickle intolerant month As only it holds the key to the long cell
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Summer of 22
When I visited the beach I found it asleep It was dreaming of the long colourful days
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Summer of 22
It is the silence that I will miss the most you know More than the heat the light and the soft winds
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Summer of 22
Jane was wearing her yellow cotton dress She was almost without form within the meadow grasses
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Laughing With Ludwig
All philosophy is just mental masturbation Really Ludwig Yep Thanks for that my friend That’s okay but what are you thanking me for For telling me the reason why I need stronger glasses
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What Jack Had On His Shelf
I have know Jack Henley for many years but had never visited him in his flat in Tangier That was until last month when he invited me to visit him as I was in Morocco on business Although he has been one of the Angry Young Men he had not published for over twenty years […]
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July in September
And still the summer goes on I was greeted by a southerly wind When I walked to the beach this morning A number of people were in the sea Which according to the local black boards Was still just over twenty degrees Migrating birds were swooping above me Confused by the late season […]
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A Dream Within A Dream
I had studied history at Cambridge And was considered an outstanding student Much was expected of me but then I vanished It was possibly because I understood history far too well So well that I could see into the future and this frightened me Rather like the Stone Age Man who watched fast trains […]
