Poetry

“People often talk of tragedy today as though each new event, each item deemed worthy enough to be news, should usurp what has gone before. Stalin’s quote that the death of one man is a tragedy, a million a statistic is true. Unless that is, in the faceless million is someone […]

“Nearly ten years now since I last wrote you a card, No need to stand in queues and pick a poignant phrase or deliberate the verse, No need to choose between socks, aftershave or another Cliff Richard CD, No need to pick up the phone or curse the traffic, on […]

“Forested interstates, hiding lakes and creeks beyond. Nature diverse and abundant, lethal yet never feared. Swamps where terrapins and turtles bask Where snakes can kill and the spiders too But the toughest webs are spun by women, hard but always true. A lifestyle that cannot be imagined, only lived. Chic restaurants […]