The Spanish Nun

Far from your homeland but near

You are spending eternity beneath this foreign soil

There was no greater sacrifice than yours

Sister Teresalina

 

The Dead of Europe

The trees are almost bare

Their golden leaves are silent

Everything is illuminated

The autumn is aware of its own mortality

 

The Green Dragon Train (Triptych)

The Green Dragon Train

Hides within the mists of the station

An elderly man is in the dining car

He is far from Wales

The Green Dragon Train

Hides within the mists of the station

An elegant man is in the dining car

He is far from Wales

The Green Dragon Train

Hides within the mists of the station

An enigmatic man is in the dining car

He is far from Wales

 

Greater Love

There is no greater love

Than to eat an apple

To ignore this fruit

Is unforgivable in God’s eyes

 

Adele and Harriet

Adele and Harriet were lying in a field without clothes

They were watching the vapour trails develop in the autumn skies

Many passing thought their behaviour strange

As their brittle modesty had been sacrificed

By the quiet sourness of their golden sheets

 

Tired Autumn

The leaves are damp underfoot

And I leave you deeper in our bed

The brittle frosts have decorated the night

All is quiet within our kingdom

I touch your breasts before I leave

You are quiet naked before me

Your nipples stiffen as the ice winds enter

I mistake it for your excitement

As I walk alone in the darkness of the morning

I think of your warmth hidden beneath the sheets

The stars and the moon are in sharp relief

And clothe you as you sleep