Archive for the 'Poems' Category

The Snell-Pym Zoo

Tuesday, May 21st, 2019

There’s a Timmy Puss and a Minni Puss And don’t forget about the Betsy Boo! There’s the Mistry Cat, who knocks the kittens flat And don’t forget about old Clancy too He’s a rather fancy tortious-shell and tabby And they all purr together at the Snell-Pym zoo! The Snell-Pym zoooooooooooo! There’s a Jeany-Bow who is […]

The Alien Hunters

Thursday, May 16th, 2019

It’s 6:30, it’s barely dawn I reach and stretch and yawn Must be quiet Must be quick Climb on my window sill with a stick And with it reach the window next door Tap tap tap I go And wait and tap once more Ah a movement yes! He’s awake There’s a crop circle but […]

Little Lover Come to Me

Monday, May 6th, 2019

Come to me my little lover Angel of beauty with softest lips Come to me my gentle one Strong and kind with a sharpness Wit and humour make you great I miss you when you are gone I crave you with my all – as I promised on the day of matrimony Come to me […]

How To Disappoint Your Family – Lesson 1

Sunday, April 28th, 2019

I am the only person in my family to go to university They were so proud of me With a future to find Qualified And science too! Nice and practical Almost engineering Practically a craft But I betrayed them Am I down mines finding coal? No Am I earning a slick mint in the city? […]

Jean’s Springtime

Sunday, April 21st, 2019

Jean is the little girl With the hair that likes to curl And she likes a buttered bun

Strawberries

Tuesday, April 16th, 2019

Large red heart shaped Waiting to ensnare Lighter at the core Soft succulent A summer treat Artificail coxed to a sad perfection You are over priced Over engorged Watery and compared to your ragga muffin ancestor – Insipid For the races, For the hotels For Pimms with ice and mint But as nothing to the […]

Crowds

Saturday, April 6th, 2019

Sound crashes over me Continuos wave of noise Distorting Intent Blurring distinctions People here, people there Concephany of voices Esculating with the day Hemming my thoughts No distinction of words Just thunder booming Loud undulations Growing intense Making me smaller Retreat in silence

Eggs

Thursday, March 21st, 2019

Boiled eggs Fried eggs Poached eggs Pickled eggs Curried eggs Scotched eggs Scrambled eggs Nest eggs Golden eggs Chocolate eggs!

Ghosts of the Ghetto

Saturday, March 16th, 2019

Ghost of the ghetto Your shadow is long Reaching the present In teachings and films Ghost of the ghetto The nightmares of man Clouding the mind Of one who was never there Ghost of the ghetto the I look to you Is my fathers fear Of you of the hate from which you grew Ghost […]

Rivers

Wednesday, March 6th, 2019

Rivers flowing locked in time Carving the landscape Pushing down, down, Towards the core That it will never reach Rivers carrying pebbles Rolling them over and over Wearing them smooth Knocking off the edges Perfection in growing small Rivers pure blood of life Flowing out to nourish the world To emerald beauty Life to the […]