noon -
sunshine on both sides
of the wall





[The 13th century wall between my street and the 21st century shopping mall!]

something's missing
but maybe I will find it
even yet
spring sunlight
on old stones

roofscape
the oblique angles
of the snow

between the building
and the scaffolding
a spider's thread

guzmania pup -
morning sun illuminates
the leaves

Inspiration

Someone walking
quite confidently
down the street
suddenly turns
and walks
quite confidently
the other way

A fine science : an exact art

It began as a meeting of minds

as rarified as any scientific discourse.

We spoke of the movement of bodies

constructed elaborate models

of their various trajectories

and projected forecasts

of their collision.

That was when we made

our first discovery -

an unexpected rise in temperature

a gentle pulse that could be traced

only with the most sensitive

of instruments.

Drawn to its source we found

it emanated from the very heart of things

and we named it for the essence -

but we spoke too soon.

When we drew in breath

and stopped for a long moment to listen

a calm and quiet voice

was singing of wonders.

sliver of moon -
my neighbour's voice
but not his words

winter night -
a friend's words linger on
after he's gone

adjacent roofs
crows heads tilted
the same way

Just because they deserve a wider audience...

...not that they'll get it here! The Penguin Cafe Orchestra.

winter wind
he stops to look up
between clouds

an old man waits
at the wrong bus-stop -
moon in a mist