Daniela

What keeps you moving, a crescent moon at Easter, aan oar that fits a groove, an arc of scurried waves, does it set you free, now they know your trade, A flight to distant water, forget troubled seasons, no matter how much laughter, you hear the morning play, firmly north on Ferry's, but consider what you say, every act of loving, guarantees no sweetness, sometimes it's very rough, please don't run away, you'll die without coffee, praise each dancing day, be what you want to be. .

Cady

You shouldn’t kiss, this cabal of spirits, Oceans dance on your lips, not like those at home, whose bones like to sit, scared to be alone, you’ll engage or quit, taken to your limits, when that fever hits, bolstered by unending hope, even love gets it, happiness in climbing up, tides turn at the instant, venture on a cargo ship, laugh at middle distance, never one to misanthrope, watch the water glimmer, soon you'll find a note, moon always distant.

Bella

She knows she's been around, an unbroken sky, leaves many a naked mound, a rose clustered tree, while others cry, she makes her great leap, a kid from our town, she promises to fly, break ambition all bounds, although born and weaned, and raised by signs, she misses yellow fields, even with her crown, city lights bring her back, to lowing cattle sound, knows her homely dream, still asks for reasons why, kisa and fireside scenes, make her want to die.

Abbie

What if the stars are great, my lover slowly fades, lately gone from this terrain, doesn't like my happy tone, the walls are limpid grey, my head is full od stones, look at my hands shake, it’s difficult to keep going, when a voice gives way, the kids have grasped the bone, confined within their days, furious now he’s gone, the moon is light as cake, the seasons roll away, I’ll see them happy again, they ride the roller coaster, say he's now a flake, I laugh and know I'll cope, but each night pray.

Zizi

Sometimes you can’t explain, the hurt you feel inside , the way his face fails, my lover, proud, unbowed, no longer hails the sky, but dances in the clouds, nothing gets in the way, but the retreating light, or how his eyes play, a man of rage unbowed, who beat out his time, but hated crowds, once he jumped the rail, found places safe to lie, many a time the jail, when he went down, behind a confessional sigh, his face blue as dawn, did I once ask why ?

Yolanda

Who do you want to suffer more, me or your blessed lover, outside the Cafe' Du Course, it’s a perfect sunny evening, kids looked after by mother, love is within my keeping, all your little more’s, in life between the covers, show me the open door, if you think by bleating, you're wiser than others, let's forget your cheating, Campari is an unwritten law, September smothers, the life you had before, moonlight finds us sinking, to last bells of summer, friends around us seeking, when to close the shutters.

Ximena

Days of late summer fire, nights are black and warm, stars come out like ice, the love of dreaming, especially when not torn always tugs at me, no matter what desire, winds hold a gentle force, they carry all our sighs, love is not for scheming, we lay our smart clothes, to dance across the sea, cannot trace the tides, tell us wehere we're from, no matter who conspires, in the yellow evenings, your eyes like a storm, a name for very breathing, written as a charm.

Whitney

Don't make a fuss, they carry yellow lists, do not try to love, hearts ruled by stone, where do you fit, a place they call home, if you need a crust, be prepared for this, believe me you're dust, go to shed the load, drag on get a grip, knowledge never eats alone, hide the semell of musk, refuse the middle distance, alter all they insist, quietly leave this road, leave them here in bits, bullies never hear groans, in a house of misfits.

Vida

The wind blows silent, across our fences, uncaring who it caresses, starts in darkened cellars, casts it own spell, scent of the mad jealous, does it salute us, a candle to a friend, what brings us the fire, across our barren lands, nothing is more relative, to know where we stand, will the world recognise, our fight to the end, face down men's surprises, we carry magic letters, pretend fear has no smell, tell everyone remind us, we're better than them.

Ully

Smoking a cigarette , a lover's old face appears, fulsome not lonely yet, geese rise and hail, autunm skies without fear, unlike seasons we failed, a cold water flatlet, he always cheered, to make it the very best, the colours of his sail, no-one could get near, he really had me nailed, a man who wouldn’t let, flame fold into fear, who shared jokes and bets, but worried by the claims, brought him back here, he thought he couldn’t fail, I had to be crystal clear..

Theresa

She hears a strange whisper, the sound of a removal van, thinks of all her sisters, each move smoother now, no one faults her tan, in every room she’s known, wears a plastic hair clip, bars are full of men, happy off their last trip, they rise like supernova, walks the streets with them, among sea green clover, barefoot prays for hips, her dancing days are done, will miss the Tango dips, rather than having fun, to find this new drum, wonders if she’s driven, if he'll ever come ?

Sophie

The track is midnight blue, her smile doesn’t show, what has been refused, strangled by swaying men, she'll flash a lovely No, a dancing smile at best, she doesn't need to choose, to take their tales and show, the scarred lands of truth, that look is the test, she's young and free to bestow, what others try at best, the train and its crew, travel like the crow, outside there is a moon, warm themselves at rest, frost rims the windows, she knows failure or success, love won’t make her yellow.

Rachel

Do you want me like this, am I just your shout, who doesn’t need to exist, powdered lightly you emerge, shadows dance on your mouth, the fragrance of cold purges, some play at being missed, those who like the South, all day you fuss and twist, why flaunt a constant dirge, be waylaid by touts, I have gone beyond hurt, and you my sister, a coquette with every pout, who refuse me any kiss, a singer of great splurges, lovers bite their fists, waters part and merge, am I to be dismissed ? .

Queen

Absolved of troubles, we've wrapped in time, he passes me a double, uncertainty arrested, glad we’re still alive, my whiskey flows West, delivery testimony cuddled, love glows on the line, hangs on flowery pillows, believe me a life selected, is the stuff of wine, many evenings requested, poets speak of rivers, lime trees, water, moonrise, life unfolds in pictures, nothing but a treasure chest, the sea looks to revive, always at our best, when the sun declines.

Phoebe

She sees the creep of moon, yellow as the easy night, rise again too soon, gleaming black cars swwep, around kids who drink wine, summer goes without sleep, men who love to cruise, seek meaning of their life, like their women fools, she smiles but doesn’t need, lemon blonde August subshine, she's never in too deep, on her white railed schooner, she embraces the sky, hoisting her own festoons, she laughs as waves leap, nothing makes her frightened, guides the rippled sheets, and everything brightens.

Olivia

Who wants to be free, asks my new found lover, I lift my hand easy, nothing between me and home, breezes kind on the peninsula, it’s not right to be alone, her bright smiling homily, is not given to anyone, toenails painted strawberry, she'll re -arrange my loans, a really fun one, big colours of her clothes, red wine and the sea, I ask if anyone's told her, about the scope of emnity, God knows where she's from, it's a short step to clarity, better say what’s going on, I don't do security.

Nancy

The sum of brighter days, secures a great freedom, my dance away from jail, the café’s and the streets, bring a sense of ease, even solace to my sleep, not a real holiday, but a place in between, where I love to stay, all my debts released, beneath cool plane trees, music floats over me, I adore this quiet place, even in the summer season, luck has had its say, no matter the law decrees, the chaos of my journey, brings me to the sea, all its cool tranquility.

Maria

Could you love me, would you dare, the way wheels turn, look at me I seethe, is it my long hair, that makes you dream, drunk on glossy magazines, would you care, the nights we went easy, with someone's being, and no one else there, even at fifty three, blowing like steam, your eyes flared, are you ready to believe, I am no has beens, to make you scared, with my new teeth, my nose in the air.

Landy

You whisper love, on throwaway 'phones, your ravaged face a moon, you wear a hooded coat, saints reveal their bomes, they massages your soul, your hands in kid gloves, a life learning to moan, you fly to those who give, frisky as a spring foal, silent as a snowy owl, survey the market zones, eager to earn a crust, is why you'll follow, fresh linen and Cologne, when men need a shawl, apply the sacred oaths, won't let them pray alone, far beyond the purple dust, your star is coming home, they know how much lost, how much sown.

Kayla

What you would never do, stuff you swore, ride in fields of blue, dance again to the sun, rage against broken laws, pretend you're the one, my partner droops, why do you say this for, fools ding out of tune, she makes me want to run, take holy orders, drown my days in rum, rage at every heirloom, act a rouged whore, leave her here to stew, certain things I shun, binding ties for sure, eyes wide for one, love makes me roar.

Jessie

When did I start crying, was going back to Ireland, when my son asked why, Nana loved the horses, you who poured sand, on that altered discourse, like the ferry glides, over how my life crammed, to anchor in his smiles, he says Nana is forlorn, a martyr to her son, did she ever dawn, you were the one who lied, tales somehow run aground, the way he died, all through these storms, i am masking wounds, troubled notwithstanfing, he wasn't done.

Isla

Give me those fake jewels, let me laugh through tears, I will dance with fools, take cold white stars, my tresses bring them near, say we'll go to Mars, his face turns churlish hue, thinks he's in the clear, how he takes my news, I file smile and depart, leave him ached for years, in my reverie no charts, he can whisper and sue, won't want a soul to hear, I shrug at being cool, love is a poisoned dart, my perfume costs me dear, his a punctured heart, all men with power fear.

Hattie

She paints religious scenes, dabs around a glaze, echoes a thirty-year dream, regards a piece she’s honed, feels joy in this frame, it’s never set in stone, yellow shafts of sunbeams, cold studio's just the same, images she puts in scenes, the canvas could be foam, a stretch on wooden nails, nights before she goes home, a matchstick in the sea, bobbing without a flame, floating for eternity, her clothes hand me down, waits for end of day, drinks in this ocean town, her head nods in relief, dancing eyes can play, artists are never easy, all fail the ame.

Gia

Living here's no paradise, it’s always in the news, people aren’t very nice, might as well be jail, pavement’s stick like glue, love’s a broken name, all I want's a better life, show what I can do, instead of needing respite, my songs are well regaled, all the arias too, pity I can't escape, this cesspit full of lies, little images made of you, don't ask me why, what has been created, boils like mutton stew, know I’m not an easy play, being home's no searchlight, when it beams on truth, in the lilac evening light, there's no pretty hue.

Frannie

She says a dawn novena, worries about her feet, wonders who will see her, love is a trap door, knows what secrets to keep, hangs around the floor, every tune's a trigger, s golden shuffle conceit, hard times for soul singers, hope rises at the shore, but when night turn green she tends to pray alone, is God having a snigger, to ignore her depth of need, no test is ever bigger, perhaps a communion order, even a slow retreat, tells her the score, lets her dream.

Emma

Will he drop me now, make me drink more drink, sit up and say wow, if i should stand here, tell what he's thinking, maqybe something's there, his eyes a surly brown, they twitch at my blink, never on their own, the best of him appears, to drain sun’s sinking, should I disappear, like a bilbous bow, groans through the clinker, he freezes my horizon, don't need eyes of deer, let alone a shrink, to see what’s clear, love's always a trick.

Daisy

I walk without fear, down these broken roads, mother's words hush dear, wondering what I know, whose hand do i hold, which house is my home, that photograph there, it looks so alone, find a place for it here, hand to my heart now, seems made of stone, even my head feels closed, I had no idea, in shirt and belt low, why no one comes near, it's really no joke, more than being jealous, want to nurture my soul, without bying trouble.

Ciara

How does my hardness look, white face'd curled lips, sheets we carefully unhook, time hung out to dry, bars red wine to sip, geese flap in the sky, startled by a river's look, hear the sound of ships, Nana used salt to shook, cigarette papers we roll sly, cosy pictures in the skip, dappled maritime lines, our Ma's whose lives we took, making bath house trips, while I sat there cooked, are you happy on happy signs, do we continue to live in sin, fresh linen makes me cry, eyes open adrift.

Britney

My time goes by unspoken, afraid of family especially Da, our barns closed and broken, it doesn't take much memory, bent as a bell jar, to mark a sense of pity, depends which hand you hold, inside a smoky station bar, Poker leaves me cold, you run like a refugee, chase some foreign star, start with what's done to me, the days scatter and unfold, no one seems to care, or hear my silent roar, a crime is seen as comedy, they say buy a new car, let go and rest easy, love never travels far.

Alice

Ask can you love me, like a runaway horse, the way it whinnies, go back to sea I whisper, heard this tale before, you think I'm bothered, I won't wear weeds, without sorrow or remorse, if you’ll return to me, in this game of trespass, I am not your whore, journeyd on a golden vesell, nows my time to speak, bellow across marble floors, only the guilty plead, who is for the cloister, you must know the score, I'm not that blister, you pierce anymore.

Zoey

If its not too late, I’ll see it through, each evening by your gate, down fallen roads, my mother states be true, but she doesn't know, how your love makes waves, within our secret venue, smells of purple grapes, I’m lucky to condone, a place to secrete virtue, don't feel cast alone, in these lands of hate, you make me swoon, trust me to say, I melt beneath your bones, the garden's lemon blue, anything to postpone, this time of trouble.