• on home

    So many miles. For what?Return from abroad. To what?Never ending tour ~ CLP 02/03/2024

  • on the white ship

    catching the eyebreaking the lineshe comes hitherbusy on board with breakfastpreparations for disembarkationof a temporary natureashore we’re busy toopolishing windowstidying up displaysbaking tasty pastrieschecking the tillscounting out the floatwhen the cruise ship arrivesthe town’s cashflow thrives ~ CLP 01/03/2024

  • On TV

    Drone pictures show usWhile we eat tea, or supperThe bodies of those killed in the rushFor flour and waterRun over by trucksPanicked by warning shotsBut a football match in Bilbao stopsBecause an old man faints ~ CLP 29/02/2024

  • on rumours

    the palms in the squarelean in whispering the latest from their leavesdroppingdiagnosis, bereavementbirth, marriage, abandonmentliaison, contractplans conceivedpromises compromisedthe fountain babbles onwithout an audience ~ CLP 29/02/2024

  • on meeting Jesus

    I met Jesus todayThe same as me he saidWhen I told him my name is ChrisHe had to take his broken teethTo get them fixed at the dentist ~ n.b. In Spain Jesus is a common enough given first name in Roman Catholic families. This Jesus and I met while enjoying an afternoon drink. He

  • on making wine

    she knew time was ripehe applied honest muscle pressing engagement ~ n.b. From the heart of Mallorquin wine country. CLP 27/02/2024

  • on Ukraine

    Not just today pleaseAnniversaries omitThe day-to-day grind ~ n.b. Two years. Some marriages don’t last that long. Mother Russia, can you not see the line of caskets stretching back two years? Can you not hear the grieving mothers‘ cries filling the graveyards of your land? All this for what? Call your sons home. Offer them

  • on light

    Orion slippingbelow southern horizon“Help!” Can’t you see me? ~ CLP 19/02/2024

  • on rain

    no escape from itdrenched in February’s worstthere was a rainbow ~ CLP 18/02/2024

  • On time

    If glass is half-emptyRemember to top it upYou get more that way ~ CLP 15/02/2024