Tilly

Don't talk to us and pause, on banks where rivers widen, she’s still our daughter, we've heard your tales, how she hits the night, how you tried and failed, when she slams the door, still blazing from inside, what you said was raw, doesn't deserve such blame, life's not exactly Paradise, left beyond your pale, you know that we're poor, bring her a kinder time, not some lawyer's clause, from here we see your sails, on lovely beach held high, make her a home again, say you'll treat her right.

Stella

You list practised phrases, down a public telephone, massage your ravaged face, the arc of your concern, a lifetimes learning to moan, makes flame that never burns, luminous as the lace, that brightens on your clothes, who knows how a heart breaks, always free to discern, how linen sweetens with Cologne, an idea of where love churns, the gifts of a carapace, lift other's sacred bones, enbraces light from the place, take your time and learn, never go for broke, beyond all what you earn, stars don't shine alone.

Rory

Could you love me better, demand we save this earth, what is sent to test us, don't look aaway I whisper, do you think I’m scared, whatever your insistence, a few drinks and rest, what would you care, remind me of when's best, you’re no one's tipster, drink sourballs and declare, you're a regular listener, dont't expect me fly the nest, even if your eyes flare, when I wail comeuppance, that old environmentalist who said the world burns, but people won't listen, how your earth turns ?

Quiana

Will he clasp you now. make you drink more drink, show you where’s shadow, your eyes beat as fireflies, waltz you to the brink, floods this Sunday tide, a rocking of the boat, somehow breaks the links, about how far you'll go, sails unfurl and rise high, your golden tones shrink, you have always been wise, this friend now sits alone, what is he thinking, his laughter turns hollow, perhaps your new brightside, leads him from the rink, you're no one's easy ride, that's just how it is.

Penelope

She regards a shining sea, each rolled wave a trip, wonders about her feet, will they ever feel love, not knowing what to give, strokes them like kid gloves, bars fuel her sole conceit, every song shakes her hips, welcomes back how she feels, brown wooden tubs, their blond hearts stripped, stand close to the pub, when morning comes to greet, she dresses and skips, her own rhythm and beat, says a prayer to up above, paints her toes and lips, thinks of turtle doves, someone nice to kiss?

Olivia

This lonely strumpet year, sea crashing on rocks , is moving into gear, ride to the city by train, pull on my pink socks, a journey free from pain, won't give into fear, passing by the project blocks, won’t do to shed tears, why should i feel ashamed, while waiting by the dock, water is my holy grail, afternoon sun turns lazy, shadows my path for stock, am like a pirate trading, let me make it clear, assure you I’m the boss, a ship with my own lading, only have to knock.

Naomi

My time goes by unseen, afraid you'll go it alone, close off all my dreams, which face do you use, poker table on the lawn, money you struck and blew, all those crazy schemes, anyone could hear me moan, drowned by graping reams, any time you once knew, raises your sun bleached tone, what good does it do you, morning chat that seems, too close to the bone, becomes way out extreme, this room is a lighted fuse, eyes glitter on my clothes, why discard everything true, why I say go home

Mia

The wind holds its breath, it caresses our ship, us dancers dance instead, in bars below this tub, find drunken men who slip, who can’t feign enough, their gloomy ingrate tests, guys whose creative quips, show them past their best, they crawl like bugs, try to reach our lips, don’t care how we tut, we say what the hell, go take a pill, laughter makes them quell, this cruise sails within us, we all know the drill, when to unfurl or cut, keep a steady grip.

Lucy

Give me demon jewels, let me laugh through tears, even dance with fools, under cold white stars, warm waters set me clear, hard to make a new start, I pray for renewal, my masters can spike fear, money make them drool, my smile comes from afar, an ache for peaceful years, when I could cast a spark, turn my head to look, rings sparkle at my ears, forgive turbulent feuds, my spirit lights the dark, shakws their uneasy leer, all what they've lost, it will cost them dear.

Kai

Needle truth is never easy, especially on this trail, a cold fish knife cleaving, held towards my eyes, believe me no child’s game, a flash of blinding light, what am I supposed to feel, enduring all these days, fighting a man who screams, is constantly in flight, afraid of ahame or change, a wrongly filtered guy, lost on love’s lost wheel, what makes him delay, a turn on fevered wheels, woulds he better dream, face down all his pain, before i bust his knees. grin at my old trade ?

Josie

Don't leave your dreams, with those rersistent, to off centre beams, they're those who gloam, never travel distance, where they want to go, you grace our daily scene, how different the instant, places you'd already been, now a ship struck rover, a sight of heaven sister, you rest on your bones, a wayward soul who deems, to be an angel’s listener, says you're someone real, if security comes aboard, to offer its insistance, maybe best not hoard, what you've done for us.

Isla

Laughter is in her eyes, she knows she is free, but there's still a big why, what separates here from home, stuff that makes her dream, is dancing light on water, surrounded by farmland skies, rails against it's certainty, nor seeks a foolish alibi, She knows she's not alone, in her plans and schemes, no one will let her down, memory arcs to fast nights, maps arouns men in teams, the thrill of nervous flight, conscious of a smiling hold, she wants just to be, time will make her bold, play against the sea .

Gianna

Tell me what was that time, when I kneeled to pray, sweating all the while, did you watch me rocking, pipe arms in the rain, it’s not me who’s shocking, the poets of the maritime, say God is never strange, there is a love inside, my tears are unblocking, we pay just the same, see the birds flocking, they fly to other climes, ships ply ancient lanes, twisting between lives, does this make you shock, my choice but to remain, anchors weigh like clocks, please hold my reins.

Hadley

Thw ship at harbour wall, growing dark evening light, who would carry us at all, tell me, tell me why, engines turning into night, you rage at any delight, a hammock makes you stall, bells ring out your sighs, can you see our downfall, how love fades without why, spreads into my insides, its cool embrace widening, should I clamp your jaw, across the shining deckside, throw you to maritime law, there's something not right, beside your whinging cries, who pays for this ride, within a tissue of lies ?.

Frankie

Miles beyond her credit zone, she snatches at the breeze, all this stuff called loans, inflated or in despair, cries or laughs when pleases, love is absent on the stairs, but neither is she so alone, sheltered from other realms, a demeanour tight and honed, she'll stand and declare, tell them who they're dealing, not a little doll of hers, she’s never had a home, all its shadows and secrets, a tidal river on its flow, sometimes clothes she wears, need a little cleaning, some days she gets scared, but always a believer.

Evelyn

My day is just a swank, I parade a tasty sight, fresh by the canal bank, he kills me with his jokes, wants me as a bride, not a chance he's broke, regards my shapely shanks, tobacco blue in the tide, he’s a writer not a crank, can't state he’s alone, his smile is estuary wide, but a lonliness somehow, not everything is blank, never left a mother’s side, she thinks he's top rank, It's just i prefer domes, who needs to wield a knife, to get things going, he’ll be mine tonight,

Yana (repeat of one mistakenly lost)

In the white washed ruins, relaimed by the sea, she shows you an heirloom, a common enough gain, the cross of Saint Anthony, swings gently on its chain, no impending sense of doom, relates to the monastey , no radios play empty tunes, the doctor's sad face, is not as it should be, mama has gone down late, those shining hooves, we ran in summer lanes, will be as nothing soon, her laughter gentle as rain, rouses us from weary sleep, she'll visit us again, loss brings no certainty.

Demi

If he's happy let him go, the one who loved you, is that enough to know, didn't treat him right, you can say that's true, how many buttery nights, now he has another mojo, stepping about thr room, can’t you see him flow, a mirror for your eyes, when you hear such moans, be kind and act wise, he wears cotton clothes, try to sympathise , for a man who's stolen, caught out of sight, douse him with perfume, listen to the cock crow, he won't refuse.

Charlotte

Summer clouds blue eyes, she knows the uncertainty, love is only a brief why, what separates her bones, stuff can make her scheme, is the sight of water, surrounding azure skies, feels the pull of destiny, not some useless guide, God says she’s not alone, solo thoughts and dreams, the sweep of fiery domes, memory offers her insight, evening woods all green, thrill of troubled flight, conscious that she’s bold, regards the harvest teams, hears some old men groan, she just loves the sea.

Bonnie

Do we know how to give, will a lifetime of greed, bring what we miss, do you sometimes wonder, if it’s in our creed, to tear love asunder, does it wear a feature, tremble at the knees, a deperate need to picture, the faces of the others, with all their surly deeds, in lands forever summer, please provide a glimmer, perfume, lipstick, heels, mske us more than glitter, tell all our lovers, stroll each day in weeds, don't encounter trouble are we so encumbered, knowing what we dream, to want the best for us, change what we see ?

Amelia

On the Freeway makes a right, losers drinkers and vagrants, her son falls under that sign, there's a Chapel below, behind where cruise ships lie, many of them call it home, her mind racing and alight, to reach that cool oasis, far from the City's cry, she eyes the cool clothes, women who dance like wraiths, sun aglisten on their robes, at the end of terrible nights, still as time she meditates, he asks her if he'll die, , the valley bears holy stone, monastery wall's sweet glaze, a candle she carries alone, parays to an ancient flame.

Zoe

Before you came for me, I would carry the light, run to the sea, hope that you'd care, what you thought was right, your sailing ship turn, commerce in its need, silk cushions swathe my thighs, famed brightly for its speed, sails billow to the wind, rigging shining bright, a journey to rescind, the evening sparkling green, a power beyond my sight, will we dance at Thebes, what is their to learn, days I melt and scream, you were never there, the fury of my dreams.

Xochiti

The sea’s a dancing mirror, it turns on the tide, the breeze makes me over, like sitting on a throne, s boat lights my fire, I act the annointed one, can you mix less bitter, this shining star of mine, provide a sourball tremor, aboard your sloop Carmona, drifting in the lemon light, deepens my bronze aurora, let me flow like a river, fill a cup of maritime pride, love me while I consider, if I'm a cossetted show, you'll always be inclined, to buy me summer clothes, see me as your bride ?

Willow

Here’s a wish for you, who would think comes first, in everything some truth, wish I wasn’t around, what it is to thirst, when you're on the ground, the sea alone rolls blue, has no time for mirth, knows when something’s due, was it by the Sound, you spin tales well versed, found me there alone, say you'll ring on cue, sometimes for the worst, start again like new, the river shines like stone, stars and night converse, your reach for me is gone, are you scared ?

Ginny

1983 was a big year to be, more than 40 years ago Wowee, met my partner Billy G, howling down the 'phone, raging in midstream, said all singers die alone, a photographer of big scenes, unashamed sclerotic dreams, still recount all his yarns, rocking episodes one by one, dancing places by the sea, sepia lighting right in tune, tales of could have beens, who grants us such memories, forged shotss out of nothing, wherever he still carries on, boardwalks with ice creams, I laugh at that time gone, good enough for me.

Una

We dream of justice, jumbled thrown away, receive life consistent, when we think of home, whoever's in that frame, do we remember love, rage does not absolve us, further troubles pain, washing down our luck, calendars tell the known, what's missing from the page, ask us what's gone wrong, collect all our interests, shake them up each day, can we better this, undo what’s been done, great stories have to wait, our endless lives mellow, he will rise again.

Tilly

When I look to see, three missed trains, your face a relic dream, what do you want to hear, that love always remains, smooth as shifting gear, are these lines tweaked, as the time gives way, nights of drunken sleep, beyond the railway yards, trees wave in gentle rain, faces trace lonely cards, electrics shush to wheels, still hear that sound today, listen to my sad appeal, what makes you scared, wrapped in your own way, does no one thinks i care, now you've gone away ?

Sophia

You say everything’s right, while your daughter prays, who turns off the lights, you smile between moans, laugh as on a sunny day, never lose the bones, around your eyes, there’s a tired terrain, it's the love we prized, chasing luck like a drone, the call of Bingo forays, in rain or early snow, as if time's stopping by, whoever thinks your way, smoking Marlboro Lites, we never get the tone, as our family rages, water drips on the floor, none of us the same.

Rosalie

Why treat me so uncouth, exclusive of your dreams, melt me lemon blue, with your belts and perfumes, easy dancing schemes, ask what I'll do for you, your palace lies in ruins, battlements fall to the sea, walls are yellow mildew, brought here as your muse, my path forever eased, so hard to mime tribute, your wide satin shoes, deep as soup tureens, follow my every move, why keep me as a rebuke, you’ve someone else to see, no one knows the truth, just let me flee. .

Quinn

Your lack of remorse, a needling wire, allows little discourse, no rush to atone, those you have hired, hands like cold stone, bitter morning recourse, fevered by grey light, sorrow run its course, the burdens we own, the offerings of desire, makes demons ride home, there is no concourse, to give ourselves time, friends all withdrawn, shall we sail alone, with this deepening ire, circumnavigate the globe, our souls on fire ?