Sleepless nights (1983) #3
August 12th, 2017two clocks ticking now
accidental counterpoint
ah! these small hours
Sleepless nights (1983) #2
August 12th, 2017already traffic
sounding below my window
at this early hour
Written in the 1983 and originally posted January 19th 2012
Sleepless nights (1983) #1
August 12th, 2017as though conducted
by emerging light of day
birds begin to sing
Written in the 1983 and originally posted January 19th 2012
From inside the café
August 12th, 2017no two colours yet the same
no two patterns repeated
free entertainment – these umbrellas
Originally posted June 8th 2008
From a similar origin
August 11th, 2017corner café window
driving snow on passing umbrellas
cold wet feet, but hot steaming tea
Written in the 1980s and originally posted June 8th 2008
Forgotten verses
August 11th, 2017at first slowly,
then faster as each flake descends,
the snow invades my poem