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Category: Poetry
A Rapid Rhyme About Poor Lifestyle Choices For Which I’m Making The Current Pandemic A Scapegoat
Oh we’re still in lockdown three Yearning to be free But you won’t find me whinging Instead I’ve started binging Boxsets, booze and food Whatever takes my mood I’m looking quite a state I’m more than overweight But it’s hard to really care If I’m not going anywhere And since I’m staying here I’ll have…
A Rhyme That Is Relying On Its Dissimilarity To Other Poetic Forms In Order To Justify Its Existence
Today I have nothing of worth to say But it appears that I’m saying it anyway And when I have nothing to convey Bad poetry often becomes my mainstay Indeed on this blog there’s a fine array Of underwhelming haikus on display It’s a tactic I tend to overplay In my quest to post something…
A Silly Poem For My Wife On Valentine’s Day
Please be mine On this day of Valentine It’s not like you have a choice So you might as well rejoice Because you are my wife And that’s a job for life Unless of course You have grounds for divorce But you’ve stuck with me this long To leave now would be wrong And if…
A Haiku About Why I Persist In Writing Haikus Even Though I Quite Often Disparage The Plethora Of Haikus On My Blog
Trivial haikus Statistically speaking Are quite popular
Another Limerick That Was More About Me Trying To Make Something Rhyme With The Town Of Reading Than Any Serious Attempt To Say Anything Of Value. Also It Is Still Not Autobiographical
Once a young man travelled to Reading He didn’t know where he was heading He was aiming for Slough But he won’t go there nowCos he’s far too late for his wedding
A Limerick That Was More About Me Trying To Make Something Rhyme With The Town Of Reading Than Any Serious Commentary On The Current Pandemic. Also It Is Not Autobiographical
There was a young man from Reading Who was worried about viruses spreading The television news Only served to confuse Now he was also scared of viral shedding
A Poem That Mainly Laments February
February is a short month Even when it’s long But if you think that brevity Makes it easier, you’re wrong February is still quite hard The weather is still cold And the days are still much shorter Than I’d like if truth be told Oh things improve toward the end Of February’s short stint Pay…
A Cinquain That Is Fully Aware That It Is Not A Haiku
Today I felt obliged Not to write a haiku I think I managed to achieve Just that
A Haiku That Is Somewhat Self-Sabotaging In Both A Specific And Wider Context
Is it ironic That I would not read a blog That’s mostly haikus?
A Poem That Encapsulates My Inner Monologue When I Go Running
I must have gone insane I’m jogging again It seems a bit perverse There’s a voice inside my brain Telling me to train My conscience is a curse My goals I won’t attain I’m still in the slow lane I think I’m in reverse Running in the rain Doesn’t help much with the pain In…
A Short Poem About Vaccines
Despite recent tub-thumping about vaccine supplies I for one have not taken my eyes off the prize For when this will be over, we are all none the wiser So I’ll forego my AstraZeneca and hang on for a Pfizer
A Haiku That Explains Who Is Really Responsible For The Slew Of Haikus That Appear On This Blog
People who click ‘like’ When I write rubbish haikus Are the ones to blame
A Haiku That Is Probably Slightly Less Interesting Than The Majority Of My Already Fairly Uninspired Haikus, Although In Some Respects One That More Closely Matches The Basic Requirements Of A Haiku Than Most Of My Efforts
On days when it rains I often think to myself I don’t much like rain
A Haiku That May Reveal More About My Poor Understanding Of Human Biology Than I Would Wish
When I exercise I may release endorphins But they aren’t grateful
A Haiku Which Is Ultimately A Filler Post But Which Is Taking Full Ownership Of That Status
Sometimes my blog posts Improve when I edit them But this one did not
A Cinquain That May Explain My Own Lack Of Style Though Ultimately Belies The Attitude Of My Younger Self
Look coolBuy clothes that are Overpriced at half price Though can any label improve Self-worth?
A Haiku About A Homophonic Cause And Effect
Misinformation Can easily cause you to Miss Information
A Tanka Which Contains Irresponsible Advice With Regards Managing Wellbeing
Sometimes life is hard It seems like all hope is gone But do not despair Until you have checked the fridge If there is beer, there is hope
A Poem About The Oxymoronic Nature Of IT ‘Support’
Dear IT support Thanks for your reply It didn’t really help In fact it made me cry I know how to send emails And I can use Excel (Though if I’m being honest I can’t use it very well) But when things just stop working I don’t know what to do And that is why…
A Tanka That Mixes Milk Metaphors In A Largely Pretentious Effort To Appear Profound
They say there’s no point In crying over spilt milk Perhaps they are right But what if the spilt milk is The milk of human kindness?
A Cinquain About The Consequences Of Adopting A New Lifestyle
New you Eat less, get fit Make healthier choices Soon you’ll find that you have become Hungry
A Haiku That Advocates Entertaining The Notion That You Don’t Have All The Answers
Strongly held beliefs Are not, in and of themselves, Proof that you are right
A Haiku That Clarifies That Regardless Of Metaphoric Intent, I Really Don’t Have The Time, The Skills Nor Indeed The Inclination To Make Lemonade
It’s surely better When life does give you lemons To not accept them
A Cinquain That Encourages Procrastination
When tasks Seem like too much Do one bit at a time And soon you’ll find that you’ve achieved Not much
A Haiku About How I Miss The Administrative Red Tape Of Having To Book A Room In Order To Have A Meeting
Did we really have This many meetings back when Meetings needed rooms?
A Haiku About How Social Media Has Challenged My Understanding Of Language
If I don’t ‘like’ it It does not always follow That I dislike it
A Tanka About Why It Is Important To Consider When You Drink
As it is Friday I’ll probably have a drinkI drink on most days So I could not even think Of not drinking on Fridays
A Short But Inspiring Poem
If we want to achieve change Everyone must do their bit Everyone except for me Sadly, I’m a hypocrite
A Haiku That Offers Unhelpful Reassurance About The Current State Of Everything
Please do not worry I know the world seems broken But it always was
A Matter Of Fact
Sometimes a fact can be attacked for being inexact But it is, in fact, inexact to claim that a fact is inexact For then it would not be a fact Because a fact is backed by the exact An unbacked fact is not yet a fact Though it may yet become a fact when it…
James Proclaims! 