‘scuse my croaky voice,

went swimming in the old pond,

that frog’s in my throat.

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Floating on my back
weightless in the turquoise water
off the shores of Koh Phi Phi
Been living hard, too long
All these years without a break
Now, I watch the crust of duty
gently peeled from damp eyelashes
Invisible hands, unburdening me
O, never let me go…

The water’s warm against my wrists
joyous tears kissing the brine
caught upon the tide of living
gratefully tangled in this un...

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skinny dipping

I saw the two of you at the spring

skinny dipping

splashing and having fun

were you on your lunch break

or did you call in sick?

if he ever swims away

you know that I am here

with goggles and snorkel tube

to show you things you have never seen before

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School swimming lesson

The hell of nineteen wet kids

To get dried and dressed

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A poem for Manchester Art Gallery

Lily of the water, Nymph thou art

Perfect buds rising from cold dark depths

Flower faeries with alabaster skin emerging

Waxen ivory clothing a golden heart

Show love! Watch over this foolish boy

Who would risk all amongst your beauty,

Careless haste for pleasure clouding wisdom

Your ancient roots may yet ensnare his joy

Th...

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The sand was always hot

                beside the white dunes and the coarse grass

The sea was always blue

                between the black rocks and the horizon haze

The beach was always ours

                between the seagull shout and the distant crowd

We were always alone

               between the far world and our near union

We swa...

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