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 gravestones

leaning in to chat

as the mist falls

 winter sunshine

those lost corners from last year

valley of the kings 

 yesterday’s robin

is still there today

camellia 

 between them

a big list of things

one could write

 black pads

chasing them with the heel of a shoe

the midnight of childhood

 i found infinity

inside a haiku 

then lost it

i put a haiku

into infinity

to absorb it

how many haiku 

are there in infinity 

just one

to the question

is there just one infinity

many answers

 sign here …

2025

DNR

 the river

taking all the clouds

out to sea

snowing nonstop 

all these deaths

melt my heart

all these tears

where to start 

i asked my cat

what is this majesty

that they have got

where is the majesty

that we have not

  told you so 

is cold comfort

on a hot day

 mid winter

the smell of baking

cheers me up

 winter sunshine

reaches deep into the rooms 

of our longing

winter sunshine

reaches deep into the rooms 

of my lodging 

 someone has died

let us pick some flowers 

and watch them die

 a bird

leaves a michelin star

al fresco dining 

 empires give medals

empires have wars

empires give medals

  new cake shop

opposite the undertakers

heavenly 

 lottery tickets

dropping good mornings 

onto every bench

oyoguhito said

your gift to others

is their gift to you

 tears drying

at the end of the tale

sleet turns to snow

 the crow

hides a morsel

then waits for another

 every so often 

the cat stops abruptly

and looks behind

 a child patiently 

waiting for the first snowflake 

a blizzard of memories 

 the wind is rustling 

  about the onset of autumn

    breathless leaves 

 i’ve lanced that pimple 

 the sun

has reached the bananas 

on the sideboard 

 deathbed poem

• has died aged …

 What if it never snows ever again?

 rough sunshine

the seagulls are wheeling 

like fighter jets

 the cat

is going somewhere

next

 sunlight upon ivy

jiggling the coins of morning 

here in my pocket

a leap of faith

shoes matching my hair

youth’s can do will do 

 what if

it never stops

snowfall 

 childhood 

recalling how the fences

never worked

 children at play

remembering the laughter

that was all mine

 a dream broke

over the rock of me

golden light

 thinking that

it’s someone else’s problem

and you soon will be

 king’s christmas speech

a word from christmas past

flabbergasted 

 easterly wind 

after the leaves reach the top

we both pirouette 

 the search

has been called off

almost

    no 

         hope 

 capitalism

that it just adds up

doesn’t 

 the sun chair

throws her shadow

coffee time

 christmas

the absurd is unwrapped 

up again

 i mean

what if there is no meaning

then what

 the little tree

steadily growing bigger

as i get older

        christmas

hark as the cold darkens

    the cat’s snoring 

 oh no the sun

is becoming a red giant

let’s fight another war?

 having travelled so far

the warmest of receptions 

- winter sunshine 

 old footballer

helping his dementia to get up

foul ~ free kick

 dusk

  the wren a leaf

    cold moon 

 ahh Cairo

grandpa & grandson 

compare notes

 christmas papers

giving the money page

a miss

 who who

the darkness replies

you you

 wild swimming

cold windy rough sea

- so?

 daddy 

took me to see the mummy

in the museum

 winter window

the reflection of my hand

joins the sun sparrow

 on the bus

the warm welcome

of a vacated seat

 if you still cannot see

      that he is invisible

then he has arrived

can the blind see 

darkness

if there is no light

can we see

the stone’s inside

if there is no hammer

when a thought

departs

who will know

see this finger

pointing 

follow it

 how in the world

can diplomats remain

diplomatic 

 the last leaf

on the corkscrew hazel

- just flew away

 banana leaves

the long wait of the dew

path to the sea

 christmas evening 

as far away as ever now

my late father says again

 life’s cycle 

non-stop eating this shit

then shitting it out

 paddling 

the fish that was

wasn’t 

 where does all

the wrapping paper go

old year parting

 christmas eve 

  how many units for

    a mince pie

 my cat at the door 

push her and she’ll say no

say no and she’ll go

 ne’er a breeze

but the birds in the trees

christmas morning

 new news

watch something terrible

click here

empty greenhouse 

only sadness grows there now

yet the sun still shines  

  in dawn’s first light

  everything that is moving

    in the garden isn’t

 time cracks 

the naughty boy’s

ice puddle

 sharing my morning

with a meandering stream

the hours flow by

 stirring our teas

we both start talking

together again

 weight

my bather is full of sand

body surfing

 Dupuytren’s 

  i gave the surgeon

    two fingers

 after the rain

what a shower we were

- come here

 redaction

nothing to see here 

• move along now

 it’s starting to rain

quick - get the washing in

cold coffee

 christmas eve 

suddenly it is

midnight

 christmas treat

mice pies and brandy cream

- extra insulin

 they flock

as a flock 

moves away

 the lake

deft at reflective

swimming

 a breath held

just for long enough

then it was over

 pressure stockings! and

the 93 year old attests

for the rest of my life!!

 avoid stress

i cannot stress this enough

believe me

 i saw the first leaf

i saw the last leaf

• fall

 have you noticed 

that wars are fought with money 

the poor soldier said

 i am writing

to a writer about writing

never lost for words