I find myself bound to you again. Five-leaved ivy vines circle my wrists and thighs, for I am Persephone in reverse, abdicating the lengthened light while pursuing your longer shadow. "Is this not what you wanted?" Your voice, low and mocking as you lead me to my new abode: a cave, temperate-cool, awash in silence clinging and cruel. Time is suspended in this gloaming. With a turn of your wrist, you channel me through cen...

The olives and the ochres of withered blades,Of conkers and hazel all through the gladeDark evenings, too soon the clock going back,Squirrels secreting their nutty snacksA ring of fairies dancing on the lawn,Appearing in the early dawn  The cool breeze brings a dash of rain,Like tears on the window paneA double rainbow a lucky sign?Watching with your hand in mine Some might speak of the fall,Time to don coat and shawlNo m...

Cloudy DayCloudy DaysWalking aloneWondering now, where is home.A gentle mist shrouds my eyesHer face appears like visions out of the skiesRemembering how love that flourished now has diedI know how much I’ve cried. You can ask yourself whySilence is my only replyThe day she decided to end our loveThe Sky above was grey.Recalling days and nights of passion fuelled loveTimes we would not wait to undressNo time to waste for...

The Liquid stream that fills your veinsBlood made from the water, from whence you and I came.The Blood that made our bond so deep bleeds from woundsI cannot staunch its flow; perhaps I do not wish it so.I loved you once, I still do.Although you left me with a bleeding heart, time won’t heal,I recall the hours and days, of unbridled passion that time can’t steal.On lonely days I wander my way, to the coastline.Not so many...

I travel with a ghost in my pocket, I have a part of her in my heart locket. I try to shy away, When times are tough. But, I have a ghost in my pocket... It's hard to fall in love with someone When you've only had hushed memories, That never happened. Kisses that were brief, Lasting lifetimes you've never shared. Imprints that never really touched the ground. I have a ghost in my pocket and it's finally time to let it go....