Category Archives: poetry

Things Go Better….

Posted on Jan 12, 2020 by

I gave Chelsea Owens Terrible Poetry comp a go and I wasn’t bad enough. Judge for yourself. The idea was to come up with an alternative advertising jingle… We can stick it up our nosesWe can rub it on our … Continue reading →

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Yep, Poetry #poems #poetry

Posted on Nov 20, 2019 by

Jabbering On (Jabberwocky, Lewis Carroll) ‘Twas brillig and the slithy toves Did what Toves do, on wet Tuesdays When old men exclaimed ‘By Joves’ As Nanny burped and loosed her stays. The rabbit tapped his watch and spat ‘Oh come … Continue reading →

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Encore Un Poem #poem #poetry

Posted on Nov 18, 2019 by

Dodgy Ozy: A Man For All Seasoning (Ozymandias of Egypt, Percy Bysshe Shelley) I met a traveller from an antique land A dodgy geezer from my wild youth Who used the pseudonym of Ozy. I hesitated for a while: Was … Continue reading →

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Poetry Readathon #robbiecheadle

Posted on Nov 17, 2019 by

Robbie Cheadle kindly invited me to be part of her Poetry Readathon. In it I share two poems I wrote early in my poetry writing career one of which I updated and read at my daughter’s wedding this August. Please … Continue reading →

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And another bit of poetry

Posted on Nov 10, 2019 by

Another poem based on a famous verse, treated with total disrespect. Do let me know what you think How Do I Love You? (Sonnets From The Portuguese XLIII, Elizabeth Barrett Browning: number 25) How do I love you? Let me … Continue reading →

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Poems, poems

Posted on Oct 29, 2019 by

Another poem based on a famous verse, treated with total disrespect. Do let me know what you think Foreign Is Quite Ghastly (Home Thoughts, From Abroad, Robert Browning) Oh to be in England Rather than ‘abroad’ To say travel broadens … Continue reading →

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Another poem…

Posted on Oct 26, 2019 by

These poems I’m posting are based on famous verses, this one by Larkin Contradicting The Curmudgeon (This be the verse, Philip Larkin) They fuck you up your mum and dad So said that old contrarian But Larkin’s error is just … Continue reading →

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