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