The Ghost’s Apprenticeship
Are you sitting comfortably? Then I’ll begin To raise the goosebumps Underneath your skin. I’m told that live ones like …
Overtaken
I have been overtaken By a quite unusual name. It is the very first one Upon which I can lay claim. …
Neuralgia
I lie in the lounge on my afternoon bed. A million frayed nerve ends arc over my head. The light in the …
The Definition of Love
So what is love? What does it mean; This thing that hits so suddenly? It strikes from nowhere; moves unseen And to …
Treasure
You must treasure every minute. Do not waste a single drop. When you feel the tug of living, Never let the music …
The View From My Window
The view from my window Is elder in bloom From a vista of picture frames Straddling the room. And, under the elders, …
A Pasty on Mr Kipling’s ‘If’
If you can eat your bread, when all about you Are toasting theirs, (and flaming burn it too!). If you can eat …
Two Small Sparrows
In a small garden in the Netherlands Stands a pavilion for exotic birds. It’s simply built of canopy and wire, And paraqueets …