Lyrics to a new song of mine. Will post the audio when I record it. Mostly based on snippets of comments from autistic children and adults I noted down over the years. Lines are centred so the shape of metaphoric bombs falling through their lives can be seen….
» Read moreImage: Gomathi Mohan Intro: As one sits in the icy waters, watching the mighty Ganges, gurgling and splashing, flowing and bending for miles on end, a poem takes shape. A TIMELESS ESCAPADE Flowing, coalescing, glissading from a cascade, Directing centuries of trade, Lifeline on which civilizations operate; A liquid testimony that’s seen innumerable seasons pass by, From freezing ice to
» Read moreAs children, we spent a lot of time in my grandfather’s shop In Canton. He and taught himself watch repairing and jewellery repairs. Victoria Park is in Cardiff and near his old shop. The witch’s hat was lethal playground apparatus and Jimmy Scoular was Cardiff City’s manager in the ’60s.
» Read moreAccording to my archive, I submitted this in 2004. It seemed to be well liked then. Haven’t done a lot with it tidied and fiddled.
» Read moreThe Pastures of Jordan There was a distinct feeling of neglect about the old farm house. Cracked white weatherboards with a rusting corrugated iron roof and a well-used veranda that stretched across the front of the old building assaulted the eyes on approach. Two dirty brown ruts molded over time with a strip of bright green grass up the center
» Read moreBEAUTIFUL FAILURES ———————————- When your love burned so brightly Like a phoenix at sunrise I was trying too hard Just to live through your white lies When you told me how you feel In a room full of small talk I was damned by their small words: “He’s such a beautiful failure” How – they – love to scrutinise Me
» Read moreBeen absent for a few months but not idle! This is the title track of my new album due out at Christmas….
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