Poetry Books

Cyprus nestles snugly in the corner of the Mediterranean Sea, Is half the size of Wales and under a million souls dwells here with me. The […]

Leather and canvas shod feet constantly streaming on past; Are these pairs of brown and black shoes the last? Can’t they see what quality they pass? […]

Because I love you, I must go away Far from your eyes your arms where I once lay.   Your melodious voice, your touch so soft. […]

I’m inviting you to my home, for my birthday dinner party. You may be scared, you may be chilly So if you like, wear your vest […]

‘Are you ok?’ enquired the opposite guest With increasing dismay. The silent man shook his head, unable to say. His ashen distraught face was horribly on […]

It doesn’t have to be this way. Half the world starving, today. Let’s pick up our white hats, dropping the black. Put food in the piles […]

His form is slouched, like a ball of paper at the table in the café. Ordering and offering drinks, dismissing protestations from those who wish to […]

All I want for Christmas is for gay guys to be straight And for straight guys to be gallant, and never be late. Their beer bellies […]

She stalks the land Aphrodite so pure; Goddess of love, beauty and sexual rapture.   This outstanding beauty, was born out of savagery Which Coronus caused […]

Your spirit for me, is in the music I hear For your velvet voice whispers in harmony. Your smile is never far from my memory, When […]

Dear Mr. Cooke, from the Inland Revenue ministry, Errors are being made by your department, unnecessarily. I wrote on the first of September giving notification The […]

Written by The Inland Revenue! I am sorry to say that we used the wrong name I will hold up my hands and take all the […]

Her brow is furrowed, with deep lines of worry Anxiety has etched them making her ugly. In photos of yore we see her face, dark grave […]

On Sunday, the third of June two thousand and twelve We see a magnificent floating flotilla; A thousand vessels on London’s river Snaking through the centre […]

You once flew with joy Skimming trees and fern. With your brothers you were free to fly In God’s blue skies, you so enjoyed The freedom […]

Black and immobile he waits in the shadows Quietly, in the far corner of the room, Urging me to use him soon. I’m told if I […]

My son Daniel is huge in so many ways, There is a depth in his soul that in wonder I gaze.   His sweet sense of […]

for Elizabeth Anne What are your thoughts on this Your thirty first birthday? Such a long time ago I gave birth To a very special person, […]

on Hearing of the Engagement Your happiness, like a light shower of stardust From England, settled over Cyprus.   What dazzling light and warmth I feel; […]

Peter, the last born of the Rafferty clan Beloved by parents and siblings, has grown into an exceptional man. As a child a little chubby, endearingly […]