Clouds


Hanging around like kids on street corners
lumbering giants shuffling across the sky
motion - imperceptible
silent and gossamer like
vapour and ice
whispy fingers
shaped by currents of winds on high
some forboding
black and angry 
threatening rain
some light and fluffy
all stitched together by the trails of aeroplanes
held up on the wings of gliders
look up and see their shapes 
copy and pasted
over and over and over
familiar shapes
recognisable but transient 
ephemeral
fleeting.

There...
...then gone


 

Love

Understanding foibles 
feeling right
distance no object
pain when not together 
someone thinking about me
someone to think about
an irreplaceable history 
no words needed
our things and our places
she knows me 
...and I her

Cups Of Tea And Books To Read

Cups of tea and books to read
wrapped in blankets - warm
snuggle to the tick-tock of time
Sunday time
time - no time
endless time - who cares!
Curtains closed to hide the rain
fire roaring 
logs crackling
two hearts sharing
no words required
an unspoken bond
just us
who cares!
as the rain pours down 
hands wrapped round cups
warm cups
cups of tea and books to read


Haven't They?

Busy watching people work
I'm lacking ambition 
this place is getting to me
like the passion that died in this place
an assignation
come tell me what you think
confide in me
I've booked a room for two
come knock on the door
ignore the arguing inside
then later put a record on 
turn cartwheels across the floor
somebody must have the key
haven't they?


So Much Has Been Said

So much has been said that isn't quite right
like the sun can be seen in the middle of the night!
In summer, the Eiffel tower grows taller
and in the winter it becomes a little smaller!
Australia is wider than the moon
and much warmer on a sunny afternoon
take the humble crustacean - it is said
the heart of a shrimp can be found in its head
there are 100 pleats in a single chef's hat
quite why you would need any more than that!
the Guinea Pig in Switzerland mustn't live on its own
the sensitive little things don't like being alone
look up at night through the heavenly skies
Venus, the only planet to spin clockwise
an ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain
thus the "head in the sand" thing is easy to explain!
pigs can't look up into the sky
perhaps that's why they cannot fly!
Walt Disney's frozen body, waiting lays
for science to defrost and then apraise
d'you know you can't hum if you hold your nose
but then who would want to I suppose!
a shark must keep swimming 'else it sinks
no time to stop, keep going me thinks
everyone's tongue print is different it's said
didn't know I had a tongue print in my head!
according to the internet one of these isn't true
which one - who knows?
that's up to you!

(Perhaps you need to read this again
or drop me a message and I'll explain)

No - At The Marina

No skateboarding
no rollerblading
no bikes
no pedestrians
no climbing on the walls
no enjoyment
no mourning
no fishing
no crabing
no swimming
no breathing
no unauthorized vessels
no caravans
no vehicles over 2.5 tonnes
no public right of way
No
No
No!