Category: Poetry
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This year’s holiday Not the dream destination Easy journey though
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Oh paperback of little worth Why I bought you I do not know Within your plot there is a dearth Of a hint of narrative…
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Lazy Sunday start Would be my preference but Toddler disagrees
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Saturday breakfast Not as healthy as weekdays But so much better
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Lately I’ve noticed a tendency For so-called celebrities That I have never heard of To apologise for things That I didn’t know they’d done I…
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I do exercise Because life is better when I can eat more cake
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The other day I overheard two colleagues Disparaging another colleague (Behind that colleague’s back) For being overweight It irritated me For several reasons Not least…
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Of course I knew the dangers But, I’m pretty experienced And most of the time There isn’t anything to worry about Maybe I just got…
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Eat your broccoli To stay healthy and ensure There’s none left for me
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Once in a while I like to put aside my own nonsense and compile the gibberish of others to make a ‘found poem’. In reality,…
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Hello and welcome to today’s update We haven’t got anything new to say Nothing’s really changed since yesterday But it’s important, nonetheless That we update…
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Though virtual meetings are oft prone To provide many reasons to moan They may have to take place When there’s no face to face But…
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If I can’t solve it By drinking excessively Then I can’t solve it
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People who teach maths Believe there’s strength in numbers But still require proof
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It has been a difficult time For everyone And the world might have changed now Beyond all recognition It is more than possible That things…
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Haikus easy are When syntax you care not of And Like Yoda write
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Staring at four walls I pity those who live in Triangle shaped homes
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I don’t wish to brag So I work really hard at Underachieving
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Welcome to the new normal It’s a bit like the old normal But with a smidgen less freedom A tiny bit less choice And quite…
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There is no ‘i’ in Teams Although there is an ‘i’ in time And when I am in Teams I often feel like I am…
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Sunday morning joy Is all too soon replaced by Sunday evening dread
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There has to be a policy For people to be able to adhere to the policy But it’s a theoretical exercise And no-one reads the…
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Home is where the heart is Which is useful because it’s also where the rest of me is All the time now And I like…
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Sorry that I didn’t Do that thing I said I’d do I didn’t get around to it Because I didn’t want to It’s not that…
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Sitting on my sofa Is where I like to be It might not be exciting But it’s just right for me I don’t crave adventure…
James Proclaims! 