A love in verse

Colours

2003-06-27
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The world’s a place of cups of tea

Flowers on tables, strange summer skies

(Changing and changing) and mainly for me

Colours that come from Alison’s eyes

Not just the blue; if your eyes are not

No colours emerge, the world is monochrome

But raise your lids and make hope hot

And brightness makes the world its home

And creatures dull and wan like me

Live in a kaleidoscope for free. 

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Chemo

I look at you asleep in the dim

Dining room’s post meridian gloom

And think, how fortunate is this room...

The Queen of Brentford

Has anybody seen the Queen of Brentford?

She goes by foot… she goes by bus

She no longer has her chariot...