Thursday 30 August 2012

Room















above the maelstrom,
dream-boat floats on the night sky -
A Room for London

Wednesday 29 August 2012

Another

Another flower
like this one, long ago -
forgotten times.

Tuesday 28 August 2012

Cooler

Late summer reverts -
the equable sunshine
of cooler decades.

Monday 27 August 2012

Heavy

The weight of water
hangs heavy on this warm air -
when will the rain come?

Sunday 26 August 2012

Recent

Scattered red petals,
one fine black and white feather -
recent departures.

Saturday 25 August 2012

Patience

Pinned, you might say,
like those files to the task bar
and losing patience.

Thursday 23 August 2012

Bunting















Ambushed by the past -
Olympic bunting strung from
these old memories.

photo shows the grim, tall building I worked in when I first moved to London, January 1980.

Galloping

Evening was morning,
lost in galloping dreams -
is it tomorrow?

Tuesday 21 August 2012

Shiny

Golden wine -
as shiny and inviting
as gold coins.

Sunday 19 August 2012

Brief

Between paroxysms
of heat, a brief remission -
the soft rush of rain.

Saturday 18 August 2012

Heat

Lurking in shadows,
silently exhaling heat -
here be dragons.

Friday 17 August 2012

Drip

Pausing to eat plums,
drip juice on the hot pavement -
too tired to walk and chew.

Thursday 16 August 2012

Looking

Gallery windows:
looking at art, at each other,
at the street below.

Wednesday 15 August 2012

After

an evening walk
after a long day's work -
late summer sunset

Tuesday 14 August 2012

Staring

Conditioned air
stirs the curtain - sitting here,
staring at the heat.

Monday 13 August 2012

So

August is passing,
so much work, so little thought -
determination.

Sunday 12 August 2012

Saturday 11 August 2012

Glow

Under the lime trees,
here on the hidden footpath -
evening's glow.

Friday 10 August 2012

Bloom

creamy-white blossoms
crowding the curvaceous stems -
orchid in full bloom

Thursday 9 August 2012

Temptation

Words on a screen
or daisies in the grass -
summer's temptation.

Wednesday 8 August 2012

Slowly

Soft skin on my skin,
curve in the curve of my palm -
slowly eat a peach.

Monday 6 August 2012

Heaven

On Radio Three,
Les Barricades mystérieuses -
harpsichord heaven.

Sunday 5 August 2012

Reflected

watching words appear
on the blue sky reflected
in my laptop screen

Friday 3 August 2012

Cat

Weighting my papers,
Emma the brass cat
outlives her namesake.

Thursday 2 August 2012

World

The street outside
the window disappears -
in a world of my own.

Wednesday 1 August 2012

Lammas

White lily pad
floats on a watery sky -
Lammas moon.