Two Poems taken from The Accidental Poet

Friday's Child

O joy!
You, my love,
Changed my heart around
when I saw her,
that first day.

We laughed.
and wondered why we spent
so long weeping
after her arrival.

I have never seen such beauty
as I saw on that first day.
And they hadn't cleaned the blood away.

And my joy,
for a while silence and sadness
flew away
because of you.



Sister

My sister is a mushroom.
My sister is a big room.
My sister is bigger than me.

I'll always be small and wee
She takes the bully out of me.
The fascist eating chocolate
mesmerised by the sea

My sister is my sister
when all the brothers are gone.
My sister please forgive me
for always doing wrong

My sister is a goddess
When my life's a mess