Gary explores themes such as love, freedom and social justice. It is characterised by a musical and rhythmic quality, often using rhyme that is hidden deep in the text.
It sometimes has a dark and melancholic tone. His work has appeared in various publication and online magazines all around the world.
A HUNDRED YEARS FROM NOW
In a hundred years from now I hope you may,
unearth these words I’ve penned so you’re aware,
that once upon a time I passed this way.
And maybe you will come to where I lay,
and in due course a vow of love you’ll swear,
in a hundred years from now I hope you may.
And I hope these words I’ve written do convey,
that I have seen both cloudy days and fair,
and that once upon a time I walked this way.
And may the words I’ve written on this day,
arouse your absent faith like a morning prayer,
in a hundred years from now I hope they may.
Our lives are like a fleck in the Milky Way,
this written word my only hope to bear,
that you will know, that once I passed this way.
And if within your heart these verses stay,
then I won’t wilt and vanish in the air,
in a hundred years from now, you may well say,
that once upon a time I passed this way.
IN THIS HOUSE
In this house I’ll live my life,
surrounded by walls of brick and stone,
and windows floor to ceiling height,
and seven standard rooms.
The first room I will fill with books,
from Proust to Edgar Allan Poe,
and I’ll laud my love of solitude,
and the storms that I’ve withstood.
A second room for artistry,
from avant-garde to deft design,
to nurture faith and foster hope,
the perfect rendezvous.
The third and fourth I swear an oath
will overflow with song,
from Bach preludes to a jazz combo,
the sounds that never die.
In number five a travel guide,
in six a thespian’s dialogue,
in the seventh room, a single flame
I’ll burn to honour you.