Wednesday 30 November 2011

Dark

Dark at four -
tomorrow will not come
for sixteen hours.

Wednesday 23 November 2011

Close

Somewhere close
invisible foxes
cry at midnight.

Tuesday 22 November 2011

Blur

A black dog runs
beside a bicycle -
blur of legs and spokes

Monday 21 November 2011

Alarm

Walking carefully
on carpets of decaying leaves -
a car alarm screams.

Sunday 20 November 2011

Pale

In such thick fog
so little place to hide -
this pale tree.

Saturday 19 November 2011

Already

Dark already -
the whole day eaten
by idleness.

Friday 18 November 2011

Echo

Footsteps echo
in the hollow before dawn -
the brain still sleeps.

Thursday 17 November 2011

Imperceptibly

The hard white cloud
thins imperceptibly to blue -
light, then my shadow.

Wednesday 16 November 2011

Skies

Open your eyes
and discover blue skies
or grey.

Tuesday 15 November 2011

Dragons

Dream interrupted
by the clang of morning -
dragons slink away.

Monday 14 November 2011

Before

Foggy silence -
the city hesitates before
another week.

Sunday 13 November 2011

Backview

Chilly afternoon -
the earlier sunshine's
receding backview.

Saturday 12 November 2011

Can't be

Sweating, shucking off
fleece and waterproof - this can't be
November.

Friday 11 November 2011

Ambient

Friday evening -
ambient sounds
alter.

Thursday 10 November 2011

Ribbon

Pale light on the river -
shiny ribbon snaking
through the grime.

Wednesday 9 November 2011

Shelter

His face in the rain -
a sleeping bag gives
scant shelter.

Tuesday 8 November 2011

Glow

In the dark day's
darkest corners, the glow
of golden leaves.

Monday 7 November 2011

Spit

Only the rain
may spit in your face
with impunity.

Sunday 6 November 2011

Listen

Time has stopped -
listen to the wind
fidgeting.

Saturday 5 November 2011

Smoke and shadow

November the fifth:
smell of smoke and shadow
of a cowering cat.

Friday 4 November 2011

Parquet

All the chairs removed
but two - poised to pirouette
across the parquet floor.

Thursday 3 November 2011

Low-flying

Sycamore leaves
busy in the wind - a hundred
low-flying moths

Wednesday 2 November 2011

Trumpeters

Waterloo station
invisible trumpeters
entertain the queue

Tuesday 1 November 2011

Heal

Soggy leaves -
a poultice will not heal
the earth's wounds.