i thought i knew love
when i was but a young man
so much wiser now

i am but a flame
of flesh and i am burning
ideas fly in

born dead and living
my brothers and my sisters
i cherish you all

on top of the hill
stands an old and stately house
each evening at sunset
two crows would perch together
upon the peak of its' roof
nuzzling one another
preening and softly cawing
for years they were always there
no matter what the weather
nor the season of the year
but two years ago it changed
and now only one crow sits
upon the roof at sunset
alone, hunched and unmoving
silent and forlorn

Two wheels on pavement
Sun blazing down and blue skies
Pushing through the wind
Flowers, mountains, pretty girls
Making sure rubber side down

**** in a bathtub
corpuscular colours flow
alive through Bonnard

where are you my love
so longed for and so welcome
where are you my joy
my consort and my lover
where are you my closest friend
my intimate confessor
and sweet keeper of my heart
where are you hiding

like a precious gem
your many facets dazzle
mesmerizing me

i see in your heart
an ineffable beauty
that lights up my soul

money is not love
nor is it blood, sweat and tears
it is just cold cash

pink coral petals
spreading softly to my touch
the warm scent of musk

will it be for love
or will you sell your soul
which way will you go
back into your bubble
or out into my arms
i will wait for you

tiny bright window
alone beneath the starry
radio ruckus

the smile of a child
unblemished, unprejudiced
is a priceless gift

a dark silent night
stars ablaze in black velvet
a fireball arcs down

tiny hidden beach
full of shells all rainbow play
a childhood treasure

as breakers crash in
along the blazing hot strand
Still tidal pools wait

when you are in love
throw down your walls completely
and follow your heart

laugh and sing my love
and the universe will too
may i have this dance

this lonely Planet
cast out among the stars
my cradle my home

Dark monsters looming
Dogs barking, sirens wailing
"FLASH-CRACK!", thunderstorm

this is who i am
neither better nor worse
than anyone else

on my weary way
trudging through rough sodden fields
carrying a verse

no more i love you
no more i care about you
no one beside me

i try to be true
in my thoughts and emotions
i owe me that much

you always need me
in the middle of the night
your secret lover

a child crying out
for their mother in the night
no one else will do

a sturdy torso
a ***, two arms and two legs
transport my fat head

bright yellow crescent
on dark velvet sewn with stars
pushing through the night
above the shadowed mountains
and deep dark alpine valleys
weary on her way

your text at midnight
an enigmatic request
and then you were gone

beware of half truths
being used as levers to
pry you from the truth

castles made of sand
stand along the oceans shore
till the tide comes in

a gun to my head
a chess game lost, sore loser
i smiled and engaged

i am an inchoate, tubular, time traveller, wearing blue jeans

sheer dark canyon walls
neath a star struck dizzy sky
a train horn echoes

The touch of your lips
those sweet silken rose petals
sparks an inferno

rider in spandex
on his bicycle, texting
wrapped up in china

A flash down my spine
a nether ending story
your voice on the phone

do you remember
lying on the green green grass
dreaming together

oh i love you
there is not any part of me
that disagrees

Walking on eggshells
For reasons I cannot guess
Have I betrayed you
Perhaps you don't care at all
You left me dismayed
Unable to understand
COMMUNICATION
Clear, honest and heart to heart
Is all I ever asked for
Instead I was shamed
And left hanging in the night
But I do love you
And yes, I am there for you
If you ever ask
But please just leave me alone
If all you want is a laugh