Grab a Poem – Written Tuesday 23rd December 2025 (Aged 50)

I had a thought
and it ran down a hill,
caught as it was
in a ball.

Feel You Here – Written December 2025 (Aged 50)

I feel you close by
as your memory
opens up traps in my eyes.

Living In a Winters Day – Written Monday 1st December 2025 (Aged 50)

Others
blindly fight for a tabloid cause.
We are left wondering
what lies behind those doors.

Hull – Written Monday 24th November 2025 (Aged 50)

Do not read
your own biography,
for the pages turn,
but the words only ever yearn.

Ugly Fame – Written Thursday 22nd January 2026 (Aged 50)

but death
is a violent nudge,
a reminder
that something remains.

More Days Than This – Written Monday 10th November 2025 (Aged 50)

I need to
wake up,
and stretch
to get going,
and I need to move further forwards.

Notions Of Happiness – Written Monday 10th November 2025

when the years were much less,
we would sit around and hope for the future,
suckling on checklists.

Let Go Of The Chain – Written September 2025 (Aged 50)

Let go of the chain,
but even then
I am entangled,
like everything is just too tight.

Play Pretend – Written Thursday 11th September 2025 (Aged 50)

But on my own,
the crowds — all the crowds —
they just leave me feeling alone.

A Long Lost Bed – Thursday 11th September 2025 (Aged 50)

The constant noise,
a buzz, a hum,
I am sure that we all have one.