Ben Nathan
Ben Nathan lives by the sea
He collects colourful sea shells
In his much cherished low hours
He then gives them to his sister Lou
Who displays them in a blue terracotta dish
Of late Ben has started collecting sea glass
Which he uses to create silver necklaces
With his Finnish girlfriend Val
Losing a Piano
When I went to bed late last night
You were next to me in your red bed shirt
But when I woke up this morning
I found a naked piano sleeping next to me
I took my piano on the tube today
And placed it next to the sliding doors
As I knew that our journey would be long
I had just finished reading the obituaries
In my cold morning newspaper
When I looked up and noticed
That my piano had changed into a harpsichord
I often take my piano to my naked yoga classes
Which are held in a low church hall opposite my flat
At first it was rather shy because of all the naked flesh
But it soon became used to it and all the naked members
Of the orchestra be they flutes tubas or drums