poems

February 28, 2013

Walk Down

Don’t walk down to the sea of souls I will go alone. There I will see her who has gone astray Struggling moaning floundering around. Her […]
March 2, 2013

New President in Cyprus

At last in Cyprus sanity has prevailed. The first round to win most votes, Anastasiades failed. But the second round he won, the electoral race; Today, […]
March 7, 2013

How Come

How come some men are incredibly surly? A pleasant remark met with  acute acidity A smile you ask, the response, not hostile surely? But yes, he […]
March 7, 2013

Wasted Days and Nights

All those wasted days and nights When I could have been with you. I dreamed of you and the years flew; We clung together under dappled […]
March 8, 2013

All too Late in The Day

I’ve nothing to say to you now To end our affair I now know how. It’s all too late in the day, I’ve loved you for […]
March 23, 2013

Sixty Years On

Mummy wakes us up with a shout, ‘You’ll be late for school you must up and out’. I remember the cold,  the ice inside the pane. […]
March 23, 2013

The Carpet of Cyprus

At last the carpet of Cyprus has been raised, And fat greedy maggots on display, Europe can now gaze. The church pays no taxes at all, […]
April 6, 2013

The Room

How can I not create in this space? Each brush stroke, human energy, radiating the place. A picture, a vase, a lamp, lovingly bought; A jigsaw,  […]
April 10, 2013

Writing a Lyric

You suggested I listen to Dylan or Cohen, To understand techniques of writing lyrics; I listened to those masters of music and feel sure I can […]
April 14, 2013

Spring

Listen to the birds in the sky They sing their songs for you and I. They swoop and duck and dive so high Performing in God’s […]
April 14, 2013

The Smiling Man

The smiling man, said, he’d make me rich Carry me away, from my grey niche. He charmed me , with his silver tongue, But weeks later, […]
April 22, 2013

One Year Old

You are one year old today. You can almost walk Amazing your crawl, So fast, you streak across the floor. You are a real trooper; Happy […]
May 22, 2013

The Old House

How sad is the house across the street, With its dirty windows and crumbling paint. The trees and bushes and flowers are dead. The garden  yearns […]
June 1, 2013

Forget?

How can I ever forget you? You were my world, you had my heart You’re in my soul, we’ll  never part. I see your face, wreathed […]
July 1, 2013

Goodbye

We said goodbye, before we said hello. Assuming judging guessing thinking too low, Killing the sweet green shoots of promise Our distorted senses telling us our […]
August 26, 2013

Felix Fifteen Months.

Felix, steals the cake with his little podgy hands. Then claims the dummy from the baby’s mouth in her pram, He knows everything that is, is […]
September 18, 2013

Devil Drink

The  crying child on the line  gave warning Begging her mother against returning As her father was brandishing a knife, Promising to slice up in chunks […]
October 31, 2013

Don't Tell

Don’t tell me you love me, For I will tell you, I love you. Then you will disappear from view; Gone to another, who you say, […]
October 31, 2013

Goodbye

We said goodby, before we said hello. Assuming judging guessing thinking too low, Killing the sweet green shoots of promise Our distorted senses telling us our […]
October 31, 2013

Edward

A true knight of the highest order With gentle manners and kind candour His eyes twinkle in mischievous merriment At something thought or said or meant. […]