by phoenix | Oct 18, 2003 | Poetry, Uncategorized
Coming back I wonder where Home is. I have official stamps From thieves to say Enter, Stay. I want to ask Aunty Sue, how do I Apply for a passport, from you? We came from China, from Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Germany, Czech; from Vietnam, Kosovo, South Sudan,...
by phoenix | Oct 15, 2003 | Personal, Photos
My sister, Melanie got married in October 2003. I was in Paris, but I came home for the wedding. ^^ Melanie & Mick in the car afterwards ^^ Melanie & Mick outside Curzon Hall ^^ Curzon Hall ^^ The wedding party (click for enlargement) ^^ Melanie & Mum in...
by phoenix | Sep 5, 2003 | Poetry, Uncategorized
It is only just september and already leaves turn golden, orange and fall next to green apples, tart in the ukrainian sunlight outside the window the wall of a metal train carriage white number 406354 before we slowly glide soundlessly away. 50 years ago, the train...
by phoenix | Sep 4, 2003 | Poetry, Uncategorized
rocking of the train lurches from kiev to bratislava, through wet forest. this journey is odyssean, unfastened. i have swallowed the world and lost sight of land. i can hardly remember where I began. this headache must be indigestion, a feeble attempt to process what...
by phoenix | Sep 2, 2003 | Poetry, Uncategorized
i reasons to die: jewish, intellectual, queer refuses to bow to authority. whoever’s calling the shots, i’m a goner ii forget forced marches: my lame leg would get me shot within forty paces iii news from siberia: the latvians report stomach bugs, long...
