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Emily Dickinson Superstar
you are in my book deep on the shelf Emily we all just know where you are Dickinson in the room where I can be myself Superstar
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Sailing Boat (Night)
White sails turning blue The night air stains Its honest reflection Taisho period 1926
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The Life of Omar Khayyam
The life of Omar Khayyam Was well documented Since lost
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Colours that Differ
i can see your nipples when you walk in the rain a small worm fell from a garden table i returned it to the soil
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Rough
guys in short skirts use gas stations girls in short skirts use gas stations rough
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english sentences
ophelia sleeps in my bed she is naked i am happy now there are six pages in my diary i have yet to complete a day a small worm fell from a garden table i returned it to the soil
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Trapped in an Elevator in Black and White
We have been trapped In this elevator for six hours Life is black and white Our presumed rescuers Have warned us about this Angela is telling us About her many relationships In graphic detail My eyes are getting heavy But when I close them Her story becomes more graphic I once slept with a man […]
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Amsterdam
In 1982 I worked in a bookshop when a mysterious book arrived It was called Mantissa and was the creation of John Fowles I purchased a copy and read it soon afterwards And it has remained on my shelves ever since That was until yesterday when I found an identical copy Which now resides on […]
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Hector’s High Street Herbal House
Hector’s High Street Herbal House Sold herbs and nothing else From plants to pots from seeds to soil It was famed throughout the town So it came as something of a shock When poor Hector died And this little shop closed down
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Lady of the the Camellias
I first met my Lady of the Camellias in the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul She was modestly dressed and her face was half hidden by a beautiful scarf When I enquired of this modesty I expected an explanation of respect But she told me that it was to hide a white scar which she had […]