• On Oxygen

    Solo traveller Smiles with stranger in the queue Alone no longer . CLP 16/03/2019

  • On the Money

    Coin found in the mouth Ferry man gets his fare dues No one goes Scot free. . n.b. You pay your money and take your choice. No going back. Time travels in one direction. CLP 13/03/2019

  • On Holiday

    Away in the warm Break from life’s realities Ends, as all things must . n.b. Where ever you have been, welcome back. We missed you x CLP 03/03/2019

  • Edification

    Conversing on train From Black Country to south coast Life class in motion . CLP 22/02/2019

  • Nail Gloss

    I caught a train Empty seat opposite soon filled Ellie, was her name Her grandma told me . Ellie watched me She leant across to look at my phone She pointed her finger Showing her fingernail painted pink I extended my index finger Our finger tips touched Across the table She smiled at me I

  • On Winter

    Today ain’t the day To cycle without gloves Blue fingers protest . CLP 10/12/2018

  • Air Sick

    We queued to launch our metal wings Into turbulance Where we were sh-sh-shoo-ke-ke-shoook Cups and lips missing Hot drinks undrunk shivering Stomaches leapt, stretched, compressed The purrrrlinggg! rings Co-pilot politely runs through somethings That at this time sound vital As our flimsy belts constrain our forms Within the mainframe of this compact Missile loaded with

  • On Lincoln

    Bells hung high resound Steps echo on Steep Hill stone Hearts near fit to burst. CLP 18/09/18

  • Montparnasse – 15e Novembre 2015

    It was a moment between trains I was heading for Poitiers and had to wait As we all did after that Friday night when Young men with guns and grenades Maimed and murdered Young men and women unarmed Before more men with guns and grenades Returned the favour   At the polished sleek station serving