Out beyond the distant freeway Way beyond the wave lapped shore, Far across the ocean, green…. You people fly to my back door. Penetrating shrouds of weather To slice through storms which wrack the sea, Across those deserts dry and windblown You lot send your thoughts to me. From tenements in bleak Chicago, Harbour side from old Hong Kong, Across the ancient steps of Naples Expression from thy pen doth throng. Through the moonlight, softly filtered, Past the beastly glare of dawn Far across this tortured planet Screeds of poetry, here, are borne. Howling, gasping, dancing laughter, Heartfelt words of loss so clear, Sadness in great love’s demise… Then anger, jealousy and fear. Spontaneously across the spectrum To materialise fantastically…. An embellishment of manuscript To heights which brim an ecstasy.