Every four years Curtis and I repeat history We visit a certain coastal town on the 5th of May And another coastal town on the 6th of May   Today the subject of our discussion Was the silence of photographs As it had been four years ago But as we had done in the recent […]

I hear that you have a rather odd way Of showing affection when you are apart I would not call it odd but just loving What do you do We photograph our bums and send the results To each other via our phones Is that not a little risky One of you might send it […]

Travel and tell no one  Live a true love story  And tell no one  Live happily and tell no one  People ruin beautiful things    My relationship with that town Is the story of a love story Was she wearing clean underwear today Not totally clean but acceptable The town was empty you see   […]

Over the years I have seen many famous actors Perform on the stage in famous theatres Some of these actors are sadly no longer with us But I retain their performances in my memory As I know that only their ghosts haunt the stage

Christ Has Risen The skies have the advantage now Do not look up Or you will be blinded By the white light of his resurrection   Christ Has Risen Stop weeping The tomb is empty Look into my eyes And witness his reflection   2018

Lady Godiva Cover your eyes small boy Thou shall not witness her nakedness In this city of spires Only the blind will see her breasts   Lady Godiva Late of the wetlands She rode naked Through the marketplace When the clouds lifted The cobbled streets reflected The origins of her journey   2018

The Music of Vagrants What shiftless creatures they are Taking little pride in their hygiene or appearance I often meet them on lonely roads And swap sweet grasshoppers In the golden green rain   Corrupted Maidenhead Idle Coventry I often look at the skies above this woeful town Which change constantly but never change Only […]

In an Age of Elegance When I was about eight years old I visited Windsor with my school to see the Queen It was a tepid day and we had been waiting for quite a while My thoughts wandered I saw an elegant couple walking slowly along the Long Walk Where shortly I hoped the […]

I found a book by a Polish author between the seats of a great coach which was transporting me from my rural home to my place of work As always I sat in the front seat of the coach as I enjoyed the panorama of strange travel I even enjoyed the monotony of the grey […]

Sleep Charm Mistily my sleep comes down (What now of the brilliant sea) Mistily the silken brown Quiet darkness covers me   Quietly my sleep draws near (What now of the winds long flight) Quietly it comes the solemn clear Nothingness of my night   Muriel was sitting on the old settee in the garden […]