what comes after kissingWe are explosive (no, not strong enough). More than explosive (what's more than explosive?). Caught on a double-edged butter knife, equally concerned by what might be and...

ME, JULIAN OF NORWICH AND HER CAT     'Only the cat can come and go at will and the rats of course.  She never goes out, part of her job.  I on the other hand have to wait...

Awakening of an Urban WitchCast from Shadowland; yet clinging stillto trailing fingers of kindred wraithsmy harbinger spirit seeks respitein Hades’ neon hallways then flounders in its silent...

TRIPYou shine like a glazed clay bowl in the sun. The door slides shut behind you – leaning down towards me you say hello. I’m not as good as my fellow passengers at avoiding eye contact. Hello I...

Tanka 1During these hard timesa tall man catches ducklingsas they fall like starstowards the unmoving road.Small lives not yet forgotten.Tanka 2The moorhen's green toessmooth the grass with each...

So say I love you - Anon To say I love youAnonymouslyTo say I careAnonymouslyTo give a gift to show affectionAnonymouslySo foolish.So unrequitedSo AnonymousSo Unknown  Be upfrontShout...

INDENTIONS On my rooftopcity stretching beyond. Sound of shadowsin late night. You're pressing into metease and tug. Posing your breasts,flinging out your arms.Gravel on your...

Concrete JungleClutch and thrust of the concrete jungle reminds me of you. Roots clutch at the soil, fingers of men buried alive, gasping their last into the thick brown earth. Stems thrust...

DANGER UNEXPLODED POEM  Of course,we shouldn’t have gone,but there was the lureof abandoned buildings.Barricades.Signs which saidDANGER UXP.Unexploded poem,I explained to the others. Three...

LEAVINGSBefore the downpour and the flood, this stream was meant for sparrows as a spa. Now insects bubble in its yellow scum. Irresistible the side roads, like this mucky pocket-parkwhere leaves of...