The way you aced out of the packwas spectacular. The party riffledand there you were, art industry people fanned outeach side of you, and I,who have no time for games, turned aside and picked one,any one, from the half-fullwarm white wines, while you did nothing but the way you did itwas something. I reached outand […]
Awful, just terrible, isn’t it dreadful, the feeling I get when I think about
you.
If you chance to strike a gathering of half-a-dozen friends
/ When the drink is Highland whusky or some chosen Border blends,
/ And…
So many of the people I’ve
/ informed that she is dead
/ have said
/ ‘If there’s anything
/ we can do, anything at all,
/ don’t hesitate…
This book is not bad.
/ A number of these poems feature the poet’s dog: George.
/ The author’s mother recommends this book.
/ Boris Johnson…
When St Fillian first came upon the sheep
/ they stood with their Sumerian heads
/ and stared him out…
Do you have the one
/ with that poem they read at the funeral
/ in that movie?…
Scotland the wee, crèche of the soul,
/ of thee I sing
/
/ land of the millionaire draper, whisky vomit
/ and the Hillman Imp
/
/ staked…
Lord, this is pip-squeak calling.
/ Even with your infinite technology
/ I expect your line’s busy. Therefore
/ forgive me my witter, tucked…
It’s been a long time
all the time we’ve spent
and we’ve had such times
Gave yet another lecture. God, I’m boring.
/ Said all the same old things I’ve said before
/ With touches of ‘however-ing’ and ‘therefore-ing’.
/ Dear…
A man wi’ a great big beard
/ A met;
/ Said: ‘Don’t be feared
/ If ye get wet.
/
/ Run twenty years
/ On nature’s…
