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If the Rain in Warsaw Sounds Like This
If the Rain in Warsaw Sounds Like This   From a secret they shaped  A room in London—  A breath of space  Lit by a single candle’s hush.   Out there the war was cold,  Close to freezing.  But they were warm within.   Stillness gathered.  They listened to icy rain  Softly striking stone—  Each drop a touch,  A covert word  Only they understood.   It was a fragile pact:  Two selves from opposing worlds,  Folded into one,  Briefly, tenderly.   Then a man

Richard Mather


Deliquescent Bodies (Love Parade)
Deliquescent Bodies (Love Parade) I hope for night; it comes; it is here; it comes with rain & river, & the lights are electric. I...

Richard Mather


There Were Two of Us This Morning
There were two of us this morning  And there are two of us this evening, And we go on because love is two,  Two people, the two of us...

Richard Mather


in your eyes, the sun
in your eyes, the sun is dazzling white, the wind shifts your scarf, blows through the gaps of your coat. for me, nothing shines or moves...

Richard Mather
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