• On Autumn VI

    Butterfly, wings torn Batted by splatter of rain Spirals down with leaves. ~ CLP 11/11/2018

  • On Autumn V

    How bright dragonfly Life sparkles in late summer Passes too quickly . CLP 11/11/2018

  • On November

    Sombre trees stand bare Paths buried by scorned leaves Lost travellers weep . CLP 10/11/2018

  • Knut den store

    The beach runs wild tonight Its shapes shift Each pounding roller Despatches showers of stones Ashore Groynes creak and splinter Beneath an onslaught Of breakers, decapitated by wind Who march blindly on Knowing Not even kings can halt Their charge . At a short distance Through the half-open window To the deceptive steady swish of

  • On Shingle

    Rushing stones swept By surging storm driven surf Spit and hiss at Man . CLP 09/11/2018

  • Nightmare II

    Unbolted stable door Frees untethered fears to run Roughshod over dreams. . CLP  07/11/2018

  • On The Beach

    Relentless waves Assault makeshift defences Wash away resolve. . CLP 07/11/2018

  • Nightmare I

    She gallops through sleep Creates turbulence of thought Calm in her stable. . CLP 06/11/2018

  • Bus #8

    We wait beneath sycamore Whose bark peels open Shallow wounds of artichoke green Yellow leaves Wearied by Summer’s insatiable heat Await release from Autumn Purgatory We wait for Winter’s certainty And a rattle from the overhead cables That lead the bus home. . CLP 04/11/2018

  • Monday

    Face, teeth and hair smart Jump in car to seize the day Unlease toxic fumes. . CLP 05/11/2018