Breathing that empty air

Mel laughs -

Remembering Cook at the football -

A booming Dagenham laugh -

For a moment I forget his fall -

The white stairs to the ward -

Breathing that empty air -

November 4 2026 

Any moment a call may come

I look at my phone -

Its bland screen, like a courtier's face -

Any moment a call may come -

November 2 2026 

When Jake smiled all care left the world

When Jake smiled all care left the world -

There were joyous leaves on the trees -

The wind carried songs from heaven - 

Salisbury 

November 1 2026 

You were also in the photographs

You were also in the photographs - 

One of my beloved voices - 

Now I must search for your face - 

Listen for your voice before I lose it in the air -

October 31 2026 

Lighting the third fire of November

Lighting the third fire of November -

Flames from kindling lapping fragrant bones of pine - 

Picking up Over Sea, Under Stone -

Going back to the joy of reading Puffins -

Safe in the kindly house - 

A beloved voice calling me to tea - 

The Old School House 

East Stoke

October 30 2026 

When I'm with you

When I'm with you, I have a secret life -

I can't stop thinking about you -

How I long to see you -

For there to be happiness for just one hour - 

October 29 2026

Watching Minotaur

Sometimes I had to look away -

The anguish of the faithless wife -

Z markings on parked cars -

The lies on posters -

The husband's murdering hands -

The two sleazy detectives -

Orders from higher up -

Fuck me why we bother -

The Rex

Wareham 

October 28 2026