Regrets

I never imagined
You would become a picture on my windowsill
Framed in silver you look at me...

1979
The motel was almost invisible
In the evening California fog.
I come here every...

‘Dammit & bletherations’
I’ve just went & knacked me back
Was only getting stuff out...

I Made Mistakes
(Apology to my chidren)

When your children tell you things you never knew...

There’s cigarette ash on the pillow,
An empty tea cup sitting on the chair,
He’s been looking...

Inspired by Tony Taylor’s powerful poem, “So Damn Tired”

Each day now in my Golden Age
I...

You never listened
To what I had to say
I wanted to help you
But you pushed me away...

Because we all suffer some indignities
I hope you bear me no ill wishes
As our die is cast...

You told me that your name was Maria,
And that you came
From the Netherlands,
But you...

It’s a myriad out there and it’s hard to get through
Without upsetting people: People who care....

One hopes for the bitter heart,
The constant beating of that muscle
Long disused, constant...

I can see it clearly now,
The heart is like a castle.
Walls tumbled down around the tower...

Kindred spirits in the bottle found
Drunk on earthly beauty proud,
Wandering through rain...

A tsunami breaking on a beach
As we eat a picnic in the sun
No riddles just a table for two...

Nobody loves anyone
All is just illusion,
Throwing sex into the mix
Just adds to the...

My heart has been broken
Many times indeed
But I'm not innocent
I've broken two or...

I have nothing more to give,
As what I had was taken away.

I have nothing left to sing,...