• Yesterdays

    toes freed, feet tickledby low-tide’s sandy ribsevery single little breaking wavea chargefired through shocked ankle bonessparking skin, heart, eyeswhipping North Sea air from my lungsMore waves! More waves! More waves!more Yesterdays ~ CLP 09/09/2021

  • Wholly

    within the whole a holewhere the light goes inand warms the soul ~ CLP 08/09/2021

  • Waiting…

    …for the heat to hot upthe sun to spot mefor clouds to comepull me under their coversand soak me throughI’m ready ~ CLP 08/09/2021

  • Man-made

    blocks lined-up from blue-printsradiate back late summer heatdeny sleep ~ CLP 07/09/2021

  • Unseen

    did you feelthe tide turnthe new moon risesomething shift inside ~ CLP 06/09/2021

  • Sun

    this reminded meof your smilethat reminds meto smile too ~ CLP 05/9/2021

  • autumn

    lone caw of crowthe thinning oakwillows dragging the riverfor another lost summer ~ CLP 05/09/2021

  • Dream #n

    what was it that stirred methe curtain catching autumn airbed-softened lips on my cheekyour bra clip clicking shutbrush pulling through your hairthe nib on the notepaperthe trail of last evening’s perfume compressed by the closing doorthe chasm echoing your leaving ~ CLP 04/09/2021

  • On dancing

    one, two three, one, twofree me from expectationand let’s hit the floor ~ CLP 03/09/2021

  • on the bus

    buy return ticketalways a sensible movechoose to use or burn ~ CLP 03/09/2021