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Paper Trees in an Acid Sea
Peter Piper was the coxswain of the Peneth lifeboat In his twenty-five years of service he and his crew had saved many lives But many others had drowned The sea is a harsh mistress He would often say to people in the town She is often friendly but has a terrible temper when angered She […]
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Crossing the Equator
I was sharing a bath with Hildegart Rodriguez Carballeira She was the most intelligent girl in Spain We will be crossing the equator in three hours What shall we do? The usual I will chase you and the other crew members around the boat with shaving foam and we will fight with olive oil And […]
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Crossing the Equator
I was sharing a bath with Hildegart Rodriguez Carballeira She was the most intelligent girl in Spain We will be crossing the equator in three hours What shall we do? The usual I will chase you and the other crew members around the boat with shaving foam and we will fight with olive oil And […]
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Crossing the Equator
I was sharing a bath with Hildegart Rodriguez Carballeira She was the most intelligent girl in Spain We will be crossing the equator in three hours What shall we do? The usual I will chase you and the other crew members around the boat with shaving foam and we will fight with olive oil And […]
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Crossing the Equator
I was sharing a bath with Hildegart Rodriguez Carballeira She was the most intelligent girl in Spain We will be crossing the equator in three hours What shall we do? The usual I will chase you and the other crew members around the boat with shaving foam and we will fight with olive oil And […]
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Crossing the Equator
I was sharing a bath with Hildegart Rodriguez Carballeira She was the most intelligent girl in Spain We will be crossing the equator in three hours What shall we do? The usual I will chase you and the other crew members around the boat with shaving foam and we will fight with olive oil And […]
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Crossing the Equator
I was sharing a bath with Hildegart Rodriguez Carballeira She was the most intelligent girl in Spain We will be crossing the equator in three hours What shall we do? The usual I will chase you and the other crew members around the boat with shaving foam and we will fight with olive oil And […]
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The Girl from the Metro
I met you in a kiosk selling tickets and illustrated guides to the city You were attracted to me and told me so Within weeks we were sharing an apartment in the 5th Arrondissement One morning you told me you were bisexual And loved a girl called Stephanie I told you that I did not […]
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Night Heat
Heart The night is still The storm has passed Nothing stirs You fade in and out of your dreams I lie on my back Listening to the distant beat Of your sleeping heart Propeller The fan spins like the propeller of a stricken plane No air remains I wish I could travel to a […]
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Lovers in the Lilacs
In the corner of the sports ground five cricketers were watching a football match Their game had been interrupted by frequent showers You and I were lying peacefully in a display of lilacs high above the ground I was wearing my best suit which had been carefully made by a Jewish tailor And you wearing […]