"The usual Chinese poem is four lines," a Japanese poet explained. "The first line contains the initial phrase; the second line, the continuation of that phrase; the third line turns from this subject and begins a new one; and the fourth line brings the first three lines together."
2018
Dengue 1
Intense light
Penetrating deep within
Thoughts are few
Confusion reigns
Dengue 2
Flat backed, racked
Brow on fire
Faces without names
The message is unclear
Dengue 3
The world rushes by
A bewildered man
Finding his feet
Is so hard
Pink rose
Flowering rose
In a green tree
The air is heavy
Such sweet perfume
Dengue 1
Intense light
Penetrating deep within
Thoughts are few
Confusion reigns
Dengue 2
Flat backed, racked
Brow on fire
Faces without names
The message is unclear
Dengue 3
The world rushes by
A bewildered man
Finding his feet
Is so hard
Pink rose
Flowering rose
In a green tree
The air is heavy
Such sweet perfume
2017
The fig
Purple fruits
Hanging jewels
Such a tree
Seems immense
The fig
Purple fruits
Hanging jewels
Such a tree
Seems immense
2015
Filled out
Tiny creatures
On the screen
Caught by a long lens
Much to ponder
Filled out
Tiny creatures
On the screen
Caught by a long lens
Much to ponder
2014
Deep South
The going was hard
Through deep mist and thick rain
2500 km from home
Returning won't be easy
2013
Mr and Mrs
On the beach
Distractions are few
A couple at peace
Gazing together
Business trip
A man alone
At his desk
Haunted by visions
Away from home
Thinking of Bradford
The heat of the sun
The glare on the water
Calms the mind
Filled with foreboding
Thursday afternoon
The air is still
The world is alive
Thursday afternoon
Nothing is happening
2012
Geraniums
Pink flowers on a cold day
Against a pale blue sky
Through the window
The dark green tree
Slippers
Soft against the wood floor
A coloured rug at their toes
Well worn slippers
Moulded to shape
2011
Self portrait 2
Soft and yielding
Firm and resilient
Contoured buttocks
Patient in repose
Waiting
A house stands apart
Where the girl is waiting
The wall of red brick
Obscuring her view
Riding on the beach
The flecked sea
The sand below
The riders at one
Their horses unbridled
Deep South
The going was hard
Through deep mist and thick rain
2500 km from home
Returning won't be easy
2013
Mr and Mrs
On the beach
Distractions are few
A couple at peace
Gazing together
Business trip
A man alone
At his desk
Haunted by visions
Away from home
Thinking of Bradford
The heat of the sun
The glare on the water
Calms the mind
Filled with foreboding
Thursday afternoon
The air is still
The world is alive
Thursday afternoon
Nothing is happening
2012
Geraniums
Pink flowers on a cold day
Against a pale blue sky
Through the window
The dark green tree
Slippers
Soft against the wood floor
A coloured rug at their toes
Well worn slippers
Moulded to shape
2011
Self portrait 2
Soft and yielding
Firm and resilient
Contoured buttocks
Patient in repose
Waiting
A house stands apart
Where the girl is waiting
The wall of red brick
Obscuring her view
Riding on the beach
The flecked sea
The sand below
The riders at one
Their horses unbridled
2002
Weather 1
The sun shines
The rain falls
Human presence
Rests on yielding ground
Weather 1
The sun shines
The rain falls
Human presence
Rests on yielding ground