Deep Song

Such anguish - 

Such yearning - 

So much pain and beauty in those voices -

Wrenching my heart -

Deep Song -

From the soul laid bare -

Teatro Flamenco Malaga Club

June 2026 

Walking after sunset

A crescent moon in a dark blue starless sky -

Waves breaking upon the empty beach -

Earlier, just before sunset, I'd seen swifts -

Beautiful whirling shapes in the air-

I could smell woodsmoke -

Still feel salt upon my skin -

Torre de Benagalbon 

June 2026

At Casa Kiko

After the Vermouth, sardines and anchovies -

Breathing salty air -

Glimpsing the warm sea -

Wearing my faux borsalino -

Remembering Geraldine the drive here in the taxi -

The dark trees shading the pavements -

Hearing Anne ask for the quenta -

The joy of being alive under a dazzling sun - 

Casa Kiko 

Rincon de la Victoria 

June 2026 

Swimming before breakfast

Swimming before breakfast -.

Walking across the fine dark sand -

Joyous in the warm silky sea -

June 2026 

Lavazza above the clouds

Sipping Lavazza above the clouds -

Listening to the engines singing -

Glimpsing a parched land from the blueness of heaven - 

June 2026 

Dreaming of jets

In the night, I'll dream of jets -

White shapes in the dawn sky -

Circling above me -

My body made of air -

.June 2026 

Listening to Radio 4 Extra in the Dacia

Paul Temple and Steve dancing in a night club -

Steve saying darling - 

A roadster driving over gravel -

Gunshots, the hiss of a soda siphon -

The louche notes of a saxophone -

June 2026