The night the men went awayWas warmed by the hot summer of the daySo the women stayed out, late, in … More
Category: Poetry
The Party at the Water Meadows
The water rushes to greet me At the wooden fence Where my fingertips, press lightly Into the remnants of fallen … More
Blackberries
Blackberries I picked with my Nan Like in the Enid Blyton book she bought me Blackberries that we picked in … More
All Porcupines Float on Water
All porcupines float on water, so it says On the screen in my workplace lift Usually reserved for weather reports … More
A Book of Poetry, a Bad Back, and Being Back
To be truthful no one really looks much at this website when I haven’t put up a post, so no … More
Naked
Tonight We will all sleep Naked How delicious To reach out Across the dark sky And touch The bare knowledge … More
The Next Time
Bugger! I did it again When I said I wouldn’t Another boy A new silence An unknown quantity To … More
Optional Compelling Detail
How well it fits me You pronounce Your Optional Compelling Detail Playing At another’s part You try it on … More
The Rower
The Rower Rolls down The River Taff Untethered, unmoored Free from lines drawn In sands Set by the Covid creed … More
Faded
And years from now I’m meet a non smoker Who won’t drink too much Without his face buried in a … More