An actress is preparing for her role Her robes are low to avoid staining In her haste she has exposed her breasts       Showa Period 1928

On the wall Of our bedroom Above the bed We have a painting Of a sea window With its shutters half open   I am standing in front Of this window But my attention Has been arrested By the deep orange hues On our crisp white sheets  

I would rather be a Devil in alliance with truth  Than an angel in alliance with falsehood   I found his quote tattooed on your back When I first undressed you   Its presence surprised me a little As you had recently left a convent Because of your views on female masturbation   My Name […]

The luminous process of the owls was nearly at an end and the silence of the valley was slowly returning From our bed I could see a heat mist gathering above the trees It was unlikely that we would stray far from the veranda due to the heat In an hour I would collect the […]

 I am in an organic space ship and am exploring its various decks There are many people with me Each with their own agenda I need a coffee but am told that Only the vacancy of space is available   I do not have many friends I like it that way As it is uncomplicated […]

You said it would be forever But you left me for a strawberry Before the year was out Even though it was a Grade One Best Kent Strawberry I felt compelled to act And squashed it under my foot I received a thousand -year jail sentence Without parole But was released within a week Due […]

On the day of the children’s party I was washing the dishes in the large kitchen When I saw Lytton walking through the cornfield towards the house He was wearing a pale suit and a wide brimmed brown hat and had been hired as the children’s entertainer for the day I found this strange as […]

Kinetic Greeting  Your greeting shields the clock face But few care For we are now in the city Where time passes without passion Let us all embrace   Calm John  I think it might rain today  The wind is whipping up  An umbrella is advised  Each day I see trains come and go  Some are […]

It is raining Maurice gets wet It is not raining Maurice stays dry But how do you know that it is raining Or whether Maurice is wet or dry   If I suspended this question for a year and in that time Maurice travelled to Mars would I need to ask the question And how […]

Charlie  You shall go to Singapore  As you are nearest  To the toggle set   Lucy  You shall take my place  On the tree top path  As I am scared of heights   Maurice  Please visit the garden  Of the tigers  As I am colour blind