-
Purple Train Purple Rain
Recently I visited London In defiance of the flimsy laws But I was caught and given a task In lieu of a heavy fine I was told to count All the purple stations In the city and elsewhere When it was safe to do so I was further instructed to travel Only on peak time […]
-
Mooncalf
The creature was almost dead When we found him on a rock I filmed him as I supposed him still But his eye flickered and he raised his head He then changed into the most beautiful Of all of God’s wonderful flowers The Green and Grey Ash Blue Hyacinth
-
Microbes
I bumped into a couple of friends at a football match recently And noticed that they were holding hands Which was odd as both were happily married with children In the hours that followed I tried to study my own limitations But I still found the idea of male homosexuality distasteful and corrupt I then […]
-
A Salon
That was my alias which was one of many As for many years I was a spy Who was so far underground That I rarely surfaced for air I lived in hostile cities Watching and listening Arranging collections and drops In all I was an ant who although In the plain sight remained invisible As […]
-
De Soto Fireflite
Jack Kerouac once said and I quote Don’t use the phone People are never ready to answer it Use poetry I tend to agree with him as poetry is the purest form of writing It is harder to write poetry than prose I could never write a conventional novel As I would reverse the narrative […]
-
Haiku
desert beach facing the sea the day is silently passing me by Haiku desert beach facing the sea the day is silently passing me by
-
The Beaches of Stephen (Fragments)
Childhood Rhyme (1) You can certainly see the sea today The Sea The Sea The Sea You can certainly see the sea today Carefree Carefree Carefree Childhood Rhyme (2) You can certainly see the sea today The Sea The Sea The Sea You can certainly see the sea today Seafree Seafree Seafree […]
-
Sophie Scholl
Sophie Scholl The White Rose remains passive in my gentle garden It has remained strong in the bite of bitter winds My garden is now at peace with itself 09/05/1921 – 09/05/2021
-
The Colour of the Devil
I can see your red rose Against the white lace But this does not seduce me As I know that this is The Colour of the Devil Le diable à l’intérieur (1915)
-
Caron
I have of late been in the NASA feed And have watched the world in all its beauty Sunrises and sunsets balance for My astonishing attentions as I drift peacefully In a complete harmony with myself At present I am watching the gentle auroras As they hang weightlessly above our days But I am also […]