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  • Wild West Wind

    Wild West Wind The wild west wind will Alter our rural horizons It will paint the waste fields Gold green grey gold brown   Storm Jane lay naked in my arms we were both asleep our hands were touching a thunder flash roar caused us to run into the night rain    

  • The Red Llama

    The llama died in my arms last night Subtitles in Spanish  It had been ill for a long time Ever since it was hit by a TGV Between Paris and Avignon I am a Punk Rocker Je suis un Punk Rocker Dressed in Blue Last seen wearing The last moon Of August Victorious Lyrics I […]

  • Figures Far Away +

    These people have just alighted from a train + That was once used to transport prisoners + They are being innocently watched + Via a worldwide webcam + Distance +     Tierra del Fuego National Park Argentina

  • Ghost Light

    Stop all the clocks cut off the telephone He was my North my South my East and West My working week and my Sunday rest These were the only lines of the Auden poem that I could clearly remember Which is exceptionally poor as I consider myself a poet My mother on the other hand […]

  • Beasts on the Downs

    Ships are beginning to shelter As a storm is now approaching   The sea wall has been secured And the pier will close shortly   The turbulence of our autumn Has finally announced its late arrival     The Downs are a sheltered anchorage facing the town of Deal   

  • Travelling with Kerouac

    The bus roared on  I was going home in October  Everybody goes home  In October   I am already home and have been so for quite a while Later this month I will take to the road once again To watch the winter pass at close quarters I intend to see life at its most […]

  • A Poem from Mexico

    You deserve a lover  Who takes away the lies  And brings you hope  Coffee and poetry    I do not want a lover as I am happy with Jane but do leave lots of coffee and many poems for me to read during the hours of the night

  • I Rather Like Our New Bus Conductor

    I am without form Without limit Beyond space Beyond time I am in everything Everything is me I am the bliss of the universe Everything I am    

  • The Abandoned Lighthouse

    The abandoned lighthouse is turning a dull red pink As it weathers under the hot Curacao sun It is quite derelict in parts which is a little sad As once it brought light to the land and sea A solitary white path partially covered by fine sand Leads to the tower and the outbuildings We […]

  • Strange Anniversary

    Today was the anniversary of anniversary Of something quite odd in my life Something that I would rather keep In a small wooden drawer To celebrate this anniversary I purchased A meerkat dressed in a maroon dressing down It was an odd choice As the poor creature Looked as startled as I did Even though […]