A love in verse

Wot a Girl

1991-04-02
Performed by
Lydia Wilson

She climbs in the car

Fag in mouth and hair in wind

Fiddles with the door and waves

Having caught my eye.

Returns, complaining “cold”

Black trousers, karate jacket

Finds a scarf and has a word

Goes back to the car

And I think “never say die”

I love her a lot. 

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The Stars

He does his yoga, straining up, 

She speaks to students, gives advice,

(One hand clasps the telephone...

Leaves Hold Fast

You see the leaves that fall in autumn – 

Each one’s a dream that’s died

Of love, achievement, each a post mortem...