Today’s poem first appeared on the blog in November 2008. But what’s worth saying once is always worth saying again, yeah? Q Is this a gay or straight poem? A Neither, it’s just a poem. Q Are the lovers of whom it tells gay or straight? A...

Yes, I have a thing about robins. Could that be because I have a thing about life, love, peace and survival...oh and, yes, villanelle’s too? My late partner and I had our ups and downs but I have never loved anyone that way or that much since....

Love comes in all shapes and sizes and denies no one its joys. Yes, even if we are single and stay that way. As far as finding a partner is concerned, I was lucky in love once but not since. He died. There was a time I despaired of finding love again....

A friend asked me if I have any regrets. I will be 64 years-old next week.. Of course I have regrets. However, it is never worth brooding over past mistakes. Hopefully, we will have learned from them. Better by far that we make ourselves comfortable by...

No, not that Sex and the City... A gay friend once commented that gay people have it tough if, as they grow old(er) they live alone and don’t have a partner. Gay men especially, he went on, are often lonely because they can’t attract other men...