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The Lion Queen
I must go down to the sea again, to the Lion Man and his shack
To follow the Lion Queen again on her sand blown, rocky track
To hear the heaving ocean, Breakers thundering on the shore
Where the whale bones bleach under pitiless skies
And the wind whispers “never more”
Never more to the Queen of the lion clan
Who bestrode these shattered wastes
Oblivious to the eyes of the man
All alon...
Wednesday 5th June 2024 5:08 pm
Urinal View
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To cast open our doors for you
And present for your lifestyle and leisure
The incomparable Urinal View
Imagine yourself on summer days
On your balcony facing the strand
Absorbing ultraviolet rays
Where the lavatories stand
Twenty-two exclusive apartments
Designed for the fortunate few
With an open Northerly aspect
Overhanging the public l...
Sunday 19th November 2023 4:18 pm
the Silence of the Sea
there’s a saying that I've heard,
something about ‘the silence of the sea.’
but I can’t figure out what it means.
the sea is not silent
as the waves crash onto the shore.
it rages and fumes as it batters down
the door.
the sea is as loud as thunder,
as deafening as a plane’s engine.
it is anything but silent,
its presence always known.
but maybe ‘th...
Wednesday 4th October 2023 3:57 am
A Boy on the Shore
a boy on the shore
traumatized by an evening sight
of the swellings, looming and ugly
--stupified by the scene
of a thousand giants menacing
waving their welcome to the abyss
which rose and dove as hades
with routine desolation
twisted above
in the swirling cloudy height,
a monstrous face
on an approaching night,
its madcap roar
ordered the dark behemoths below,
in sync with t...
Thursday 29th April 2021 6:34 pm
Into the Blue
Never before had he known a colour touch him that way,
This indigo held a tenderness and cool warmth which confused him.
And yet,
As the neon lights dimmed and harsh sounds abated,
He felt drawn to the dark, to go in search of his liberty
And yet
Like a dimmed aquamarine siren, it called to and reassured him,
He would be safe, it would hold him in its arms, nothing could, woul...
Saturday 25th January 2020 12:30 pm
the sea by night
The sea by night is a beast of a different nature
Sinuously moving around the harbour wall
A snake, a boa, suffocating granite barricades.
It slips and mounts like a lover
Crashes home, then silent, waits.
An enemy, a mystery, oily, oleaginous,
Creeping deeper than fate.
In innocence boats rise and fall, as if sleeping.
Starlight sparkles and the to...
Friday 24th June 2011 7:18 am
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