Always in the distance The hilltop clouds Were always distant I could see them reflected On the glass surface Of the silver lake

Yesterday we walked along the Altrincham Road I listened to the planes taking off from the airport And was encouraged by Jane to clown a little between flights A road sign on a roundabout had been shattered in a recent collision But the beautiful flowers nearby had not been harmed This fact brought us both […]

On the 1st of January Judith began making a chocolate cake She was helped in her task by her best friend Rosalind And a torero fresh from the bull-ring The cake was to have a cinnamon topping Which was a radical departure from her previous cakes That torero who was much taller than either of the […]

 I am standing here with my stellar friends in front of your statue You watch the trains arrive and leave with the pleasure of a child on its first outing St P is splendid again and this was partly down to you and your friends It is now the gateway to the near continent Paris […]

The book arrived in the morning post inside was a slip of paper from the sender Teddy If you already have this then I will change it with ease Andrea Teddy soon found out that the book contained sonnets and verse by H Belloc a poet he greatly admired He scribbled a note to Andrea […]

100 Kopeks equal 1 Rouble Are you still with me? Lev was sitting on a bench on the platform at Astapovo railway station Tuppence and Penelope were sitting in front of him Yes we are Then I will carry on The image of St George and the Dragon is to be found on the coins […]

The street unlike others slopes violently down towards a peaceful river This peculiarity goes unnoticed by many Children roll red marbles towards the far gutters and are cursed by passers by Tis a dangerous game you play young Harry If a car does not end your life then you will scatter pedestrians with your silly […]

On the occasions that I travel to London from Deal I always film the River Medway from a high railway bridge But I was unable to do so yesterday as a fog had obscured my view and I could not even see the heavy waters of the river When I had left Deal the sun […]

Ships at anchor on Christmas Day Two ships lie at anchor in the bay One is red and the other is black I cannot see the crew of either ship But I know that they are watching me Ships in Shallow Waters Two ships rest in the shallow waters Safe from the channel storms Their […]

Many participate in their seasonal strolls happy together in light conversation The sun is high bright and the coast of France in visible through the haze The summer busy beach is deserted and not even the children play on its sparkling sands It is left to the seagulls only to examine the debris of the […]