Category Archives: poetry

The Sincerest Form Of Poetry #poems #poetry

Posted on Aug 4, 2020 by

I have, at last decided to bite an awkward shaped bullet and publish some of my poetry. I have a title (see above), a cover (below) and enough poems to warrant its being called a ‘book’. Publication date is still … Continue reading →

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July 2020: The Garden, Sort Of… #poem #poetry #garden

Posted on Aug 3, 2020 by

Tomorrow I will be announcing something about my poetry dilemma but before then here are some pictures from the July garden. At the end, after the customary piccy of Dog, there’s a poem, based on another famous poem, this time … Continue reading →

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It’s Magical #poem #poetry #kipling #thewaythroughthewoods

Posted on Jul 26, 2020 by

Another go at one of the BBC’s top one hundred poems in English, this one based on The Way Through The Woods by Rudyard Kipling which came in at no. 48. It was one of my father’s all time favourites … Continue reading →

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The World According To Vicky #poem #tortoise

Posted on Jul 21, 2020 by

If you live with a tortoise It’s not likely to improve your poise Or lessen any ambient noise. But equally you’ll never cuss Or jump about or make a fuss Living with a tortuss…

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Influencing #poetry #poem

Posted on Jul 19, 2020 by

It’s been a while since I did one of these. Edward Thomas wrote Adlestrop which was voted the twentieth most popular poem in English by the BBC’s audience. This is the link to the original. This is my rewritten version, … Continue reading →

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The Last Water #writephoto #poem #sonnet #climatechange

Posted on Jun 26, 2020 by

Cold Jack, content and job well done, creeps home, Allowing Spring her turn to warm the earth. Crocus tongues push out through softening loam As glass-eyed shepherds watch their flock give birth. We, unplucked youth, prime cocked with urgent sap, … Continue reading →

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The Hand That Guides

Posted on Jun 23, 2020 by

For many years, the Textiliste and I have taken dance classes; we have a system that involves her ensuring I stay on the beat while I manage the steps. Like marriage, it’s all in the compromises… Your consoling hand sits … Continue reading →

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Leave Monday Alone #lockdown #sonnet

Posted on Jun 2, 2020 by

During this lockdown, when the passing days Are formless blocks of time, a groundhog haze, Is this the point to rehabilitate Monday, and tell Sir Bob to stop the hate? Saturdays have always had an easy ride, Whether you’re bushy-tailed … Continue reading →

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Hebridean Love Rivals #writephoto #poem #sonnet

Posted on May 30, 2020 by

The latest #writephoto prompt brought back a holiday in the Hebrides and especially Lewis and Harris. Lewis and Harris, two rivals in loveFor the heart of the Hebridean QueenDeclared, in their ways, ‘I’m willing’ ‘I’m keen’‘The heights… – ‘The depths… … Continue reading →

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Is There An I In Ford #chelseaowens #hilaritycontest #douglasadams

Posted on May 28, 2020 by

Chelsea sets challenges here, and, in honour of a Towel Day and a homage to the late, great Douglas Adams has asked for a tribute awful poem to the Hitch Hikers Guide To The Galaxy. I couldn’t resist and, channelling … Continue reading →

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