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Train
I am travelling on a train In an hour I will leave the train And will no longer be travelling by train
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Joe Nietzsche
And those who were seen dancing Were thought to be insane By those who could not hear the music I read this whilst sitting perfectly still On a railway platform in Southern Italy And those who were seen dancing Were thought to be insane By those who could not hear the music I read this […]
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An Italian Train
I was on an Italian train Speeding though the summer It was agreeably busy With ordinary people Reading ordinary books I was not reading As my attention was devoted To the beauty of the limpid hours
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Paul Gustav Fischer
Joe we all thought you and Sephine Had been kidnapped No we were in Denmark Why Denmark Because apart from being a lovely country I wanted to introduce Sephine To the paintings of Paul Gustav Fischer Especially his nudes Why his nudes Because of their beauty I cannot say that I have heard of him […]
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Coucou
Lives in my apartment She was never invited I found her there one day When I returned From my travels I have asked her to leave But she refuses this request And looks tearfully at me With sadness in her wild raven eyes
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The Fear of Ghosts
I spend many hours Watching my lava lamp mature From modest roots It becomes a universe Full of spinning objects It dilutes my fear of ghosts
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A novel painted
I have decided to paint my next novel As I am growing bored Of the everlasting procession of words
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Clotilda
Was sitting on the old stone steps High above the sea in Portofina The von Derp family were enjoying a picnic Apples cheese and fresh bread rolls Attractive confectioneries subtly wrapped But Clotilda chose only chilled lime water As she was deeply in love with her German cousin
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apocalyptic garden
the roses have a less than ideal so do the daises red blue and while in a few years this garden will be a wasteland nothing will grow only the household plants will survive the primroses will not suffer neither will the smooth violets or the liquid buttercups
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Bar Cuba
I do not drink as I dislike drinking Nevertheless Sephine and eye Also visited the Bar Cuba Which was very near Virginia’s seat I had two gin and tonics Which finished me I took Sephine back Hoping that Josie and Cora Would not be in My wish was granted And I was soon holding Sephine […]