The Distance – Written Saturday 3rd August 2002 (Aged 27)

o not notice the distance
until we talk,
and through the sound of the keyboard
i know you are far away

She is Church – Written November 2002 (Aged 27)

she is church
the holy where i am
she is miracle
the true promised land

Found Me a Happy Story – Written Tuesday 7th September 2021 (Aged 46)

then my madness
came and took a peep
nostalgia got drunk
and it cannot be beat

Jumping Over Cracks – Written Wednesday 1st September 2021 (Aged 46)

you can be successful
but is it just a knack?
because getting lost
is just about drawing maps

How Was It? – Written Monday 6th May 2002 (Aged 27)

a father’s long lost letter
peppers a giants causeway
apologies are left by a woman in a jar
and oh so slowly fade away

Better Day – Written Monday 6th May 2002 (Aged 27)

i will slide down –
the bone of the sweetest thigh
just to try and resolve what is inside

It Is Time For Another Day – Written Monday 23rd August 2021 (Aged 46)

my father’s ashes float away
we move,
to a different day
and perhaps, a different way

Better Than This – Written June 2011 (Aged 36)

perfection –
is endless direction
and a blank map
who knows what is forwards
or even what is back

Host – Written Tuesday 31st May 2011 (Aged 36)

i like being in love with you
that love is a word
and it does not do us justice
you know i have hunted for other phrases

This is Encouraging – Written Tuesday May 30th 2011 (Aged 36)

have waited –
for someone to find me
to encourage me
to illustrate belief
find me a blanket
when i have chattering teeth