I first got
interested in sounds and poetry from an early age. I have
always liked the idea of poetry as a lyric, and that
includes the song lyric.
My first real foray into the genre was
when I was fifteen and did the essential trip into the
wilderness to discover myself.
I hitch-hiked from
my home just north of London all the way to Penzance, and
then on to Lands End where I caught a small plane to St
Mary's, one of the Isles of Scilly.
Even that wasn't far enough. I cadged a
ride in a small boat to the small isle of Tresco, where
there were no roads, no cars, and almost no people. I camped
on a patch of ground a few yards back from the sea.
I stayed a week, and tried to learn
something. I suspect I learned nothing in particular, but I
wrote the poem with guitar accompaniment which is called Revaluation.
The
Invitation