Broken Machines
In those days, in Norway, I used to sit on the ground In front of the west-facing Garage, and fix an assortment Of broken machines, mainly The innumerable petrol lawn… Continue Reading
Browsing Category: Life
Artificial Intelligence
Logarithms, algorithms, artificial Orders of things including falsehoods; Quite the collection of mundanities, Underwhelming lies, a reflux miscellany, And a harvest of illegally scraped Collections of copyrighted books, Intellectual property… Continue Reading
The Conductor
If you listened to my show yesterday, you’ll have heard me talking about a train conductor whom I’ve met a few times and whom I speak with whenever I see… Continue Reading
The Sinews Of Words
Two poems today – today’s and yesterday’s. I am so grateful for libraries. I have a quiet 10 minutes each Tuesday in Norwich’s Central Library in the Forum before my… Continue Reading
Always Running Behind
Patina To him, when she appeared each day Just before the sun came up, and woke Him with the gentlest of touches, a Hint of a scent, she appeared solid… Continue Reading
At The Precipice – about fear, not writing
I am posting this across all my platforms. It has nothing to do with writing, and everything to do with fear. I’m not a political analyst, but we’re now at… Continue Reading
Missing Teeth
He can’t afford a dentist to replace his Two missing front teeth middle-age Decay plucked from him. He talks, on His commuter train of anything but What he’s without, his… Continue Reading
Catching Up
Monday is always too hectic. Here are two poems. Catching up, and catching my breath. Dice The dice still roll. The big Man at the other end of This table… Continue Reading
This Measure
How to measure a moment? A sigh, a touch, a look, The feeling of lasting, A low mutter in mutual sleep, The scent of old bed sheets, A frozen slice… Continue Reading
Yesterday’s and today’s
Catching up on poems. Patterns Lost words again. A puzzle in too many Different languages Waiting to be solved now. Too slow, the tinkering Of the mind with the dark,… Continue Reading