Nidia

What you would never do, stuff you swore, ride horses in fields of blue, dance again to the sun, rage against broken laws, coax a saddled broom, my partner droops, what are you saying this for, only fools live out of tune, it makes me want to run, take holy orders, drown our days with rum, rage at every heirloom, divined by whores, leave her here to brew, certain hopes I shun, therein lies a heavy score, my almond eyes are ruined, love is raw

Maria

You whisper love, on throwaway 'phones, your ravaged face a moon, you wear a hooded cowl, like saints hide their bones, it massages your soul, your hands like pearl doves, a lifetime learning to moan, fly to those who give, luminous as a snowy owl, above the hunting zones, you search to earn a crust, is that why you glove, linen and eau de cologne, when men need a shove, what are the sacred vowels, when you pray alone, far beyond the police sirens, your star on its own.

Molly

Could you love me, would you dare, the way she turned wheels, look at me I sneeze, is it my grey hair, that makes you dream, drunk on glossy magazines, would you care, the nights we spend easy, with someone's being, you have to have flair, even at fifty three, blowing like steam, your eyes flared, get ready to believe, there’s no has beens, to make you scared, I’ll get some fresh teeth, you’re my new Queen.

Leticia

The turn of brighter days, scour my great freedom, towards the river’s estuary, the café’s and streets, awaken my sense of ease, solace would you believe, not a real home Journee’, shivers at my knees, but eyes love to stray, where all debts are released, beneath cool trees, drinks float over me, I adore my quiet navel, in the high cold seasons, whenever luck has its way, no matter the law decrees, the water still leads, to the open sea, sisters, other countries.

Lucy

Who wants to be free, says my lover , I do, she lifts her hand easy, nothing between her and home, the breeze is kind on the peninsula, it’s not right to be alone, her bright swelling sea, is not given to anyone, paints her toenails bright green, crimson she straightens my bones, she s a fun one, the bright colours of her clothes, wine caresses me, she says no one's told her, about hopes of eternity, God knows where she's from, it's a short step to clarity, to tell me what’s gone wrong, marriages and symphathy.

Lara

She sees the creep of moon, yellow as the easy night, rise again too soon, gleaming black cars beckon, and kids who drink wine, from bombed out glasses, men who love to cruise, seek meaning of their life, like women to swoon, she smiles but doesn’t reckon, lemon checks or July sunshine, will hide their come on, but on a white sailed schooner, she’s destiny’s child, hoisting festoons, she laughs and tries one, what makes her frightened sings a defiant paeon, everything brightens.

Kathy

Absolved of troubles, I've wrapped in time, she passes me my book, uncertainty arrested, how we’re still alive, my tears flow at rest, delivery, testimony, doubled, love flows down the line, it hangs on leaden pillows, believe me a life connected, to the stuff of wine, buckles many a song ingested, the poems speak of rivers, lime trees, water, sunshine, worries fold in their pictures, nothing disturbs her requests, the lines accept our decline, but somehow we are blessed and know we’ll be fine.