The world is full of famous people Revered, remembered, re-cycled Me? I’m a fantanfrolicing molecule in eternity I’ve shoved my human status into a paper bag Those remembered are cast in stone Recorded on celluloid and digital media We must speak softly and respectfully Of them, they are to be…

There ought to be a place of rest A resting place for a parent to grieve Give honour to the departed It wasn’t their fault they were discarded Barely born they lay naked on the page Wondering what would happen Naked and vulnerable they await Their fate; to be picked up, kicked around…

An absurdly long poem PERFECTION IS …… 1. [what}? Are you seeking perfection? Do we all do it? Am I in a minority? A majority? Are you seeking perfection? Is it possible? Is it wise? Perfection? Perfection? What is it? How will we know? It’s an all-encompassing quest; We forget the…

JE NE COMPRENDS PAS Je ne comprends pas Monsieur, Madame, I don’t understand. You have explained well I need the neurons to link So, I can form images in my brain And to retrain my mind To act differently to stimuli To re-structure my understanding No entiendo [Spanish for don’t…

CHAOS, CHANCE AND CHOICE & COSMIC CONNECTIONS PART 1 CHAOS Cacophony, Confusion, Conflict, Consternation, Calamity, Complication, Catastrophe THIS IS how it feels, isn’t it? Dreams ripped apart, stripped bare. Surrender, there is no point in continuing. The battle had been hard, harsh, and uncompromising. Our defences were too disorganised to stop it. Fate had launched…

PARTS 1 AND 2 This is not a poem. It is not a story. It is not a narrative. It is a dream. A dream is sometimes peaceful, other times disturbed; full of questions seeking answers — which are not guaranteed. Its cast is small: the Fool, and the villagers. …

Millions died in conflict During the Twentieth Century You turned the other cheek Turned the other way So, you could not see Lucky you It was a century of conflict Wars, Terror Wars and ruthless pursuit Of a bigger Bang The biggest Bang Was in 1945 The Atomic Bomb Nagasaki and Hiroshima Demolished; atomic radiation was released Onto an…

1 There are things I don’t want to discuss Or think about, even. Things that fill my mind Demand attention. Subjects? Living, dying Preparing for death. Yes, such things fill my mind Intruding at unwelcome hours and times Sneering, remember me? Sneering, you do, don’t you! The great poet, the wonder with…

Language is essential for us to communicate verbally It is our strength and our weakness. A strength, when Understood by the person receiving — a common bond Is forged. Forged — in the sense of being created, made From basic materials into something useful, beautiful even A language, commonly held and…