Andiamo – For Sir Michael Boyd
Back in the Way back when, not long after I moved to Sheffield, I joined the Crucible Youth Theatre. At the time, this fine, fine gentleman was directing at the … Continue reading
Puzzle 2
Bronze to orange blue to black Skies burn thickening Tornado stacks The vortex drops Unsummoned La Niña Returns to Oz Plastic wraps Atlantic drift Deep water stills And Churning In … Continue reading
Tom Lenk
I’m almost at the end of watching the complete ‘Buffy The Vampire Slayer’ (again.) Yes, I cried when Oz left; yes, I cried when Xander gave his ‘you are extraordinary’ … Continue reading
Caroline’s Friends
One of the things I loved, growing up, was listening to the radio, under the bedclothes, long after I should have been asleep. Chasing the signal, as one station faded … Continue reading
The Tiny Infinity
I’ve an app that shows me the position of the stars. I hold infinity in one hand. Meanwhile outside the stars still shine. Infinity in the flesh.
Tor
Having had a marvellous time in Scotland (just before the operation) I wanted to come home and write lots of bucolic poetry about the wonderful scenery I had witnessed. This … Continue reading
The Red Shoes
I’ve recently been in hospital for a major and life-altering operation. I came out of the anaesthetic. I wrote this on my phone almost immediately. I have no recollection of … Continue reading
Miserable Tinsel
Dusk plummets with the grace of scissored marionettes disgorging phantom garlands from seeping notchwort across belties and gullies. Without the moon the vale, is festooned with the most miserable of … Continue reading
Will Vigar 
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