First book, second edition, out soon....

Meeting in South London

That morning I met you

at the underground station

was a freezing December day

but your smile was warm

and the three months

we had spent apart

melted like

the frost at my feet.

But by January it had snowed

and the new year had brought with it

new possibilities

for you

On the day I had to leave

we walked beside that

frozen lake

In your eyes I saw

that the end had already begun

Even as lengthening shadows

signal the end of a day

and falling leaves

sing of summers end

Still, there were tears in you.

so I took your hand

told you gently

“It will be a long time

before this place

and my heart

see the sun again….”

(From nothing prepares you, Colombo: Zeus, 2007; second edition forthcoming 2012, Colombo: Akna: publishers)

All is Fair

Kids play with real guns
Adults toy with children's lives
All is fair in war

(Haiku No 4:War, From nothing prepares you (2nd edition) 2012: Akna Publishers)

From 'nothing prepares you' (2007)

Babe, I’m online and
Happiness is virtual
Log into my heart