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Zero Sister
For many years I would watch my sister as she played the piano in the music room She would always sit naked on her piano stool with her back to me I would sit in my late father’s armchair quite often with my eyes closed and listen to her gentle music During our many hours […]
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Saturday Afternoon
In the shop of tombs the floors had been washed bright And were gleaming in the shadows of the afternoon light Christ had been seen in the streets of this village small And was waiting in his great church to greet us all
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Brunel at Paddington
I am trapped in time at this station of my own design My trains electric arrive and depart elegantly in rapid succession The platforms are polished and reflect the artificial stars above Everything is symmetrical like the humours of a fine clock Occasionally in memory travellers leave flowers at the foot of my plinth But […]
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Tout va Bien
When I lost my job at the factory I was paid off with a cheque dated the 2nd of August 1877 It is natural to say that I was not very thrilled and protested straight away The head of payroll told me that this was the only cheque left in the company and there was no […]
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Oranges and Lemons
What passionate fruits you hold Above your beating heart My courtyard is illuminated by your presence Such stillness cannot be shared After the painting by Julio Romero de Torres
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Life in a Salad Bowl
I spend most of my days in a salad bowl You may think that I am a red tomato But I am just a common house brick My father was a Serbian A Serbian (2021)
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September in March
I have just returned from Australia the summer is slowly fading in my home state yet it has not started here in the country of my birth Simms (2021)
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Blind Lake
I am never near enough to the blind lake to see my reflection in full only the ghost lingers
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Late Winter Lake
The small red leaves bring colour to the late winter lake
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The Lady with a Lamp
I was going through a rough period of my life Although nothing was particularly amiss I just felt that the very essence of history was under threat And that I was witnessing its slow destruction This happened again to me today as I was crossing an old airfield That had unrestricted views over the sea […]