Café windows glowing bright
They linger over coffee and wine
They rekindle a love thought lost
As rain coloured cobbles reflect the light
Paris bridges … Read the rest
My Poetry
Free Speech
Free speech is under threat
Maybe in America it’s already dead
So, don’t just sit back and fret
With our backs to the wall words … Read the rest
Too Late
Our Father to earth
Our Mother the sea
But did we learn from them
When they set us free
We destroy the land
We pollute … Read the rest
Summer Has Gone
The summer is going, maybe even gone
Dark nights slowly creeping in
And no clocks changed yet
Should we cry or just reach for the … Read the rest
The Light from Your Window
The light from your window
Leads me to your street
Oh, to see you again, to hold you again
Maybe even meet
But time has … Read the rest
What That is Worth
Look the past is before you
Yes, it may now be a ruin
But stop and look again
This was once a home deep in … Read the rest
Believe
They hung in the sky
Double colours in their brilliance
What are they saying, what message
Do the talk of resilience
Or are they a … Read the rest
The Waterwheel
The waterwheel is no longer turning
At one point key to village life
But time also turns, villages change
No longer earning, no longer working… Read the rest
Beneath the Surface
The town is quiet and still
Cold winds blow down its streets
Shops, once vibrant, are boarded and shut
It feels like time is stuck … Read the rest
Look to the Past
I look to the past, to build my future
Mistakes I have made, loves I have lost
At times I have counter the cost
Yet … Read the rest