variegated leaves

poems and short stories, mixture of syles and genres, some sweet some pungent.

Two thirds of a Sestina for Olive Slater

line, summer, cat, flat, well , friend... beach-hut-babe uses the arcane sestina form to ring the changes on friendship and felines.

Autumn

Gold leaves,sharp winds Children play wildly Autumn throws up fire Sparklers, Halloween, Guy Fawkes We burn our ghosts And gather together Hand in hand Wearing fingerless gloves
Cherry

Penzance

The narrator is in Exeter Bus station waiting for 2 road buddies to return... Penzance Penance Pen, can, pan, nape, cape, pane, cane. An A. Words I can get out of Penzance.

It's not easy

yeh, right, you try making one of these...