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Musique dans un Desert
Rouge Bleu Jaune Vert Rose Blanc Noir Gris Violet Mauve Marron Orange Ce sont les couleurs du desert Je ne connais pas d’autres
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Everything is Illuminated
Billy I have a question for you As you are a poet you might be able to answer it Go ahead what is your question What happens when the lights go out Well the obvious answer is that you are in the dark But that is a bland answer Because even in the vacuum of […]
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Mireio – Mireille
She was in love with a basket maker of modest means That was her only crime Her crime if one may call it a crime Was that she had rejected all suitors Much to the displeasure of her parents Soon this became too much for her And she escaped to the coast away from her […]
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Les Fleurs Perdues
We agreed on a separation Without considering the facts Your soft exile followed soon after And you faded without cause What perfumes you might have shared
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Before the Storm
A summer storm is due I am tracking it in the sky At present it is crossing the near continent But it will arrive here after dark The air is damp and quite heavy As one would expect when a storm is approaching I can see the muffle clouds grouping over the low counties […]
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Les belles fleurs qui sont tombées d’une haute falaise dans la mer
I could not have saved you As this is a talent that I do not possess Only the white flowers are unique Yet you matter little to them
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Cornwall 1914
You were all perched on a rock many have shared your leisure on that forgotten Cornish beach through the lens of that distant camera whilst the world was changing around you
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The Theme from Maigret
In the summer fields the poppies could often be found listening To the haunting theme tune from Maigret It was said that these musical interludes Vastly improved their vivid colours Last year I wrote a short novel about these flowers It was called Poppy Land But it did not sell well And my publisher soon […]
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A Street in Tenerife
Attached to an ornate balcony A small camera records this picturesque street Most who pass beneath it are oblivious to its recording Those who do look up are interested for a moment but do not really care The daily history of the little street is currently streamed worldwide And will one day quite soon will […]
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Mykonos Webcam
It is relaxing to watch people pass the restaurant during the lighter months They stroll down the small hill with a certain ease Few spot the camera that faces them away from the sea They either walk past its enquiry or sit on the low whitewashed wall under its gaze Many gather here on memorable […]