***
in the drawer
she put love
fragranced
english
lavender
***
memory
a child
of piano keys
the room
in faded darkness
***
trains
echoing away
at sunset
the end of the line
night closes the door
in the drawer
she put love
fragranced
english
lavender
***
memory
a child
of piano keys
the room
in faded darkness
***
trains
echoing away
at sunset
the end of the line
night closes the door
***
the blind child
learnt the sun
her smiling face
following its path
wild flowers swaying in the meadow
***
what was it I dreamt...
you opened
the door
I stepped into the light
of your darkness
***
whispering to me
sea and sand
salty dreams
a seashell
in the goldfish bowl
the blind child
learnt the sun
her smiling face
following its path
wild flowers swaying in the meadow
***
what was it I dreamt...
you opened
the door
I stepped into the light
of your darkness
***
whispering to me
sea and sand
salty dreams
a seashell
in the goldfish bowl
***
singing
mournful songs
deep waters green
following tides
their blue of you
***
each breath
the blue sky
your freedom
singing
mournful songs
deep waters green
following tides
their blue of you
***
each breath
the blue sky
your freedom
among all the skies
you painted
you painted
***
when I stop the car
the dog looks expectantly
out of the window
eyes searching constantly
these last five years
***
her cloak
shimmers
unseen
she walks
among the crowd
***
under the hawthorn
the stream
unfolded
a still dark
blue pool
***
flowing
through
archways of dreams
she entered
the dimly lit tunnel every night
***
all night
I wander
these caves
red sandstone walls
dreaming
***
millpond
so still and quiet
soft dawn mists
a kingfisher blue
darts past
***
looking down
into the still pool
transparent gauze of my soul
the ripples
over my head
when I stop the car
the dog looks expectantly
out of the window
eyes searching constantly
these last five years
***
her cloak
shimmers
unseen
she walks
among the crowd
***
under the hawthorn
the stream
unfolded
a still dark
blue pool
***
flowing
through
archways of dreams
she entered
the dimly lit tunnel every night
***
all night
I wander
these caves
red sandstone walls
dreaming
***
millpond
so still and quiet
soft dawn mists
a kingfisher blue
darts past
***
looking down
into the still pool
transparent gauze of my soul
the ripples
over my head
***
dusty window
curtains tied back
with cords
I pass through
to greyed mists beyond
***
no more
than
the skin of my dreams
these gauzed
net curtains
***
her eyes
closed and deep
wrinkled
blankets
of night
dusty window
curtains tied back
with cords
I pass through
to greyed mists beyond
***
no more
than
the skin of my dreams
these gauzed
net curtains
***
her eyes
closed and deep
wrinkled
blankets
of night
***
the dog's ears prick up
looks round bewildered
her face puzzled
follows something
I cannot see
***
winter sun
reaches only
on the tree tops
fat tabby cat on a slender branch
sunning herself
***
shimmering
pale green mists
entrance to fairy land
nothing there
only a roundabout of modern cars
the dog's ears prick up
looks round bewildered
her face puzzled
follows something
I cannot see
***
winter sun
reaches only
on the tree tops
fat tabby cat on a slender branch
sunning herself
***
shimmering
pale green mists
entrance to fairy land
nothing there
only a roundabout of modern cars
***
across the face
of the full moon
two geese
silhouetted
in black calligraphy
***
in blue seas of night
moon opens up the clouds
a moonbeam
the road
to fairyland
across the face
of the full moon
two geese
silhouetted
in black calligraphy
***
in blue seas of night
moon opens up the clouds
a moonbeam
the road
to fairyland
***
from pavements
and roofs
a shimmer of mists
golden light reveals
sun's alchemy of souls
***
row upon row
every one the same
houses in suburbia
different scenes
through every lit window
from pavements
and roofs
a shimmer of mists
golden light reveals
sun's alchemy of souls
***
row upon row
every one the same
houses in suburbia
different scenes
through every lit window
***
upheavals
constant change
never healing
metamorphosis
a different name
upheavals
constant change
never healing
metamorphosis
a different name
***
stardust
her playmates dancing
in silver edged clouds
a crescent moon
cradles a tiny star
***
sweeping
across the sky
indigo cloak of night
pinned
by the evening star
***
trees
of
crystal
tinkling
windchimes
stardust
her playmates dancing
in silver edged clouds
a crescent moon
cradles a tiny star
***
sweeping
across the sky
indigo cloak of night
pinned
by the evening star
***
trees
of
crystal
tinkling
windchimes
***
sparkling
gems
a jewelled necklace
the frost rimmed
leaf
***
slowly
drifting
one by one
raindrops
down the edge of the leaf
***
my eyes closed
in my mind
I see a keyboard
an unseen hand
types a poem for me
***
ocean of my soul
you come to me
as I sleep
I swim
into depths of you
***
tossing and turning
in bed
I open the window for fresh air
even the moon
has gone round the corner
***
a winter's day
from my bed
I watch raindrops
racing each other
down the window
***
peacock butterfly
fluttering
in the palm of my hand
tickling sensations
long after it had flown
***
translucent
sunlit leaves
parchment thin
I look
at her arms
***
during the funeral
he slipped his hand in mine
holds it tight
he whispers to me
she was your mother too
***
in her dreams
Hansel-and-Gretel like
she left a trail
when morning came she tried to return
but the crumbs had all gone
***
fading
away
in her memory
daisies in a pot
sitting on the garden chair
***
enfolding
this dark night
a bright white star
carefully she folds with precision
her origami skills
***
dreaming a dream
I look around
in empty streets
weeds growing through pavement cracks
even I am not there
during the funeral
he slipped his hand in mine
holds it tight
he whispers to me
she was your mother too
***
in her dreams
Hansel-and-Gretel like
she left a trail
when morning came she tried to return
but the crumbs had all gone
***
fading
away
in her memory
daisies in a pot
sitting on the garden chair
***
enfolding
this dark night
a bright white star
carefully she folds with precision
her origami skills
***
dreaming a dream
I look around
in empty streets
weeds growing through pavement cracks
even I am not there
***
ghost things
at the edge of the mirror
just out of the corner of your sight
turn your head
there is nothing there
***
ghost things
at the edge of the mirror
just out of the corner of your sight
turn your head
there is nothing there
***
tectonic plates
a movement
within
a family
drifts apart
***
memory
the stockpiling of
life's events
this scrapyard of cars
teeters precariously
within
a family
drifts apart
***
memory
the stockpiling of
life's events
this scrapyard of cars
teeters precariously
***
in the pupil
of the eye
a vortex of dark green
above the pine trees
a crescent moon
***
cluttered room..
old fashioned
yellowed light bulb
casts a light
of cares worn away
in the pupil
of the eye
a vortex of dark green
above the pine trees
a crescent moon
***
cluttered room..
old fashioned
yellowed light bulb
casts a light
of cares worn away
***
echoes of her soul
crying in the wind
her doll-like face
ice-blue eyes
not blinking
echoes of her soul
crying in the wind
her doll-like face
ice-blue eyes
not blinking
***
in my dream
I saw you outside a cafe
I walked up to you
an empty table
you had gone
***
he slept
on park benches
when he returned from the war
a plastic carrier bag of newspapers
for his blankets
***
wandering
the seashore at midnight
the moonchild
in her hands
white echoes of you
***
in my dream
I saw you outside a cafe
I walked up to you
an empty table
you had gone
***
he slept
on park benches
when he returned from the war
a plastic carrier bag of newspapers
for his blankets
***
wandering
the seashore at midnight
the moonchild
in her hands
white echoes of you
***
the terraced streets
I left behind as I walked home
each step
I took
time passed more more slowly
***
deeper and deeper
our steps in soft sand
my mother's face
grows
darker and darker
I left behind as I walked home
each step
I took
time passed more more slowly
***
deeper and deeper
our steps in soft sand
my mother's face
grows
darker and darker
