Poems

These slender verses capture a voice that hovers between prose and poetry, a shimmering middle ground the writer once described as a “special prose.” Emerging from the author’s own diary entries and the quiet grief of a lost brother, the poems move from the sun‑kissed valleys of New Zealand to the wind‑tossed roofs of London, each line humming with a blend of personal longing and vivid observation. The collection feels like a series of intimate postcards, offering glimpses of garden parties, doves nesting, and the simple wonder of childhood wonder.

Written in short, intense bursts, the pieces vary from the lyrical celebration of a Mediterranean villa to the tender, almost nursery‑rhyme simplicity of early school‑age verses. Their free form and lack of conventional rhyme give a conversational, almost whispered quality, while still resonating with the deep emotional currents that run beneath the surface. Listeners will find a quiet yet powerful meditation on place, memory, and the fragile beauty of everyday moments.