Rozamund, Siren of the Severn

"Were You there GodOn that summer’s dayWhen a lover and his lassMade loveLying on the new mown hayIn the year of nineteen hundred?And were You thereWhen nine months laterTommy Atkins, like a silver bul..."

"Ancient white haired verger,Pillar of the church,Standing as God’s masonry cast in flesh and blood.Silently moving,Gliding down the aisle,Chalking up the hymns for plain evensong.Brushing out the chur..."

"An octave calls,Moving in eightsDown a yellow-stained keyboard    “Will nobody play my keys?”Black notesScream semi-tones Whilst the pedals breathe airModulating the noiseFrom soft to a supersonic ba..."

"Snarling traffic, honking horns, Street traders stimulating sales. Neon signs flashing – “Buy this, buy that” Or “Come to the Essoldo tonight!” Weary businessmen and harassed bargain hunters Walk side..."

"They brought Fred home in a winding sheet, But apart from that he looked a treat. When he’d taken a turn just the week before, The doc had suggested a week by the shore And there with the wind and sun..."

"And as the moon did kiss the earth Another daylight broke – But at that dawn he slumbered on And of his Juliet did dream. That night he dreamt the sweetest dream A dream beyond compare, Of how he held..."