Tonight’s full bodied moondoes not distractfrom worries about this vesselfear for the missing cat We are losing timethis tetchiness fueledby poor planning Thank you highways agencyfor nothing The conversation turnsto contraceptionwith the beautiful girl in the back seatwhose flower is poised to burst into bloom. Lorries loom largeshadowing usfrom the spotlight of that glorious moonContinue reading “Just in case”
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Arco Iris
Driving in the waking light, I spy the suggestion of a rainbow far, far away As the soft rains lick the windscreen of my car My eyes hunger for those distant hues A ribbon of muted, smiling colours Set against the background blue.
7 days in
The new year has certainly started with a bang Do we write it off already just because it seems more challenging than previous Januaries? I’d like to think that we’re all a bit more resilient than that and that we’ll give day 8 to day 365 a chance before we conclude that it wasn’t upContinue reading “7 days in”
100 lbs lighter
Millions of eyes opened this morning Less bleary than has been the norm Having all slipped away to bed earlier and not partied on until morn. We stayed up to cross the threshold To step away from yesteryear’s gloom Tentatively beholding the entrance to a brighter, more welcoming room We walked up to the lineContinue reading “100 lbs lighter”
Poetry for Dullards 