
Arms and the man,
The hunting is over,
Only a dry skull remains

Arms and the man,
The hunting is over,
Only a dry skull remains

Paws on a shiny bonnet
Leave no marks:
There is but a fine shadow

Face of white stone
Frozen fierc’ly now:
A statue from eastern climes.

Light filters through
the colour’d glass window
for spiritual delight
Window in Farm Street Curch, Mayfair, London

Standing by Stalin,
albeit in bronze:
odd memories evoked
This statue of Stalin, now in Tirana, was cast during Albania’s Communist era (1944-91). Albania was the only country to continue revering Stalin after his death.

A tangled chain of events
linked only by fate
leads always to an end

What is reality ?
What is reflect-ed?
Who will tell me? Can you?

This flavoursome bulb
Brings tears to the eyes
Oh, and much joy to the tongue

Father and son
Thirty-three years apart
That’s a family for you

Rain, wet leaves
flattened on the pavement:
very slippery underfoot