Category: Poetry
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I wake up early In order to seize the day Most days still escape
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Diets Some are healthy But they seldom taste good Unhealthy food tastes much better Eat well
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I wrote this today Unless you are reading this On another day
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I like watching sport I find it more compelling Than breaking a sweat
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I like Saturday Whatever happens today I won’t be at work
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There are some who may not know it But I don’t claim to be a poet And though I sometimes write in verse I can…
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This a poem for Monday Although I wrote it on Sunday It is not an especially fun day It’s not my scheduled run day It’s…
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Muesli? You amuse me Why would I eat that? I’m as healthy as a lion Albeit one that’s fat I have no need to change…
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I enjoy weekends But a five:two work/life split Seems to lack balance
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The following is something that Little Proclaims and I came up with a few weeks ago. It’s more of a performance piece really. I’m not…
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Monday Most hated day Because of work mainly Bank Holiday Mondays are fine But sparse
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According to 80s hit ‘Manic Monday’ (Performed by The Bangles but written by Prince) Sunday is a ‘fun day’ Perhaps when juxtaposed with Monday Sunday…
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Weekends are always Full of opportunities And I squander them
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That Friday feeling A sense of hope just before A vapid weekend
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I tell my child not to jump on the bed Instead she prefers to jump on my head She has the most adorable toes Though…
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You survive Monday Only to discover that Tuesday’s even worse
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There are very few things in life That give the same level of strife As the metaphorical pain Caused by a whole weekend of rain
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October is here With it are the first signs that Winter is coming So the rational response Is to binge-watch Game of Thrones
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And so to write an epigram To show what a tremendous wit I am High upon the pedestal I sit And you can see I’m…
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Although I am tired I still managed to write this Perhaps unwisely
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When condemning tanks As just brutal war machines One often forgets The fact that tanks also make Some lovely homes for goldfish
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When trying to rhyme, it isn’t a crime To use the same word twice Or thrice or quatrice Quatrice is not a real word But…
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Some people dislike Overly long poetry I understanza
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Is there a vessel More noble than the tankard From which to drink beer? It does seem doubtful because Most glasses have no handle
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Failure is just a Self-fulfilling prophesy So it’s all your fault
James Proclaims! 