I smile because in the stillness I feel fully our emotions. I sink into your essence which is a fragrant almond oil perfuming my skin. I immerse into the warm thickness of it how it cocoons me, closes in with security and sanctuary. This stillness…

Big B, little b what begins with B? Booze. I don’t drink as much as I used to, but the way the lips bop together on the B and then the kissable shape from the oooooooooooooooooo, followed by the buzzing ZZZZZZZ. It’s a nice word.

Sometimes I am sad Green-eyed cri de coeur hasten down pale Irish cheeks. When my third eye sees the beauty of your old soul my heart skips a beat. Ennui as quicksand your hand pulls me to safety blood moon guards us both.

I will not falter from my resolve As the storm looms ever closer It will break, crush, and tear asunder Fear will not cauterise into my heart As the storm looms ever closer Bravery may be a fool’s errand Fear will not cauterise into my…

While the bees buzzed and the trees sighed, I was not yet created. You were only ten Moving in unknown terrain Seeking their attention Desperate to belong. I was poised at the end of the tree thorn Waiting to bestow upon your brow The kiss…

Tridents clash, And rocks they smash In the depths of Atlantis Deep. Leviathan and his kin Making ruin of it. Scaled and scared An old war dog, Brains waterlogged Vengeance in mind For his time Ridiculed by mermen. Poseidon answers When trumpets sound Calls his…

Always, when I am driving through the territories when dusk descends I see them. Void of artificial lights bold flashes of white figures in the ancient darkness sentry the highway. Communication of souls direction and guidance the movement on my periphery tells me I am…

Things were going just fine cordial, cold, robotic, no acrimony When I broke the calm by asking the entirely wrong question.   Fighting renewed, airplanes overhead Daily barrage of AK47 rapid fire in the electronic street of emails Your aggressive Stalin to my calmer Churchill.   Collateral damage…

Your alarm goes off too early. One last cuddle followed by brushing, dressing, bed heaving as you lace your boots.   My alarm goes off too early. No work today so what the hell … return late night texts, check emails light dimming as I…

24 in 24 I sit here on a gray day listening to the rain drip from the eaves onto the lid of the rubbish bin. More than a plop and less than a click overlaid with the distant train whistle screaming its crossing.   Yes,…