I have just cut my wrists And am slowly bleeding to death My friendly germs are leaving me My friendly germs are red

I live in one of the forty-seven prefectures With my three cats My home overlooks the railway Which makes me very happy As the passing trains Frequently disturb the cherry blossom

Tachihara Michizo Nakahara Chuya Hara Tamiki Yagi Jukichi Kawabata Bosha Ishikawa Takuboku Were all Japanese poets who died quite young They are almost unknown in the West I am a Japanese poet I am an amateur poet As I have never received payment For my poems I have no idea about the financial arrangements Of […]

I am at home in Tokyo I am at home in Paris I am at home in New York I am in your bed Riku Please read to me Before I sleep

I am watching a dead fil m With a gro up of frien ds It consists od one hundred frame s And is prett y impressive I adore cinema is th e tirle of the movie And it was diewcted by my wide On a rocky beach in Coen wall I was the only actor […]

In the last couple of days Jane and I have visited Two Castles One in Walmer and one in Dover Dover in all its majesty Is perched high above the town Whereas Walmer is situated Very near the sea In a semi rural settling Both are noble castles But Dover is the more imposing As […]

In May 1962 the Aurora disappeared in the English Channel It was owned by Michael and Katie Block Despite extensive searches no traces of the yacht Or its occupants were ever found and they were presumed lost In April 2023 the Aurora was found on the Goodwin Sands She was in pristine condition and happily […]

You look happy Dennis I am Why Because my football side have won their game Who do you follow Sheffield Wednesday I have never heard of them Not many people have Sheffield Wednesday I have never heard of them Not many people have Sheffield Wednesday Did they not lose their first game four zero Yes […]

It was nice of you to buy me this badge Especially as my name is Dennis Your name is not Dennis It is in the summer And when I visit Dover Why did you write Dennis In the visitors book Because it was there It was a church Have you no respect Dennis the Menace […]

The Count had been very kind to me And had put his small castle at my disposal I had not written since the accident Which so shattered me that I was unable to write He strongly believed in me and had published The Vulture and the Ferryman Which was very popular As was Lou le […]