Category: Poetry
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It’s best not to ponder All of your fears That way lies madness It’ll all end in tears Beating stress is quite simple A doddle…
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Now December is over And I’m feeling poor My credit card’s maxed out There are wolves at the door Not literally of course The wolves…
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It’s not that I’m sick of the festive fare But there still seems to be lots of it everywhere And it’s hard to stop eating…
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I have marshmallow on my face Which is a mild disgrace Though it’s certainly not egg Your understanding I do beg For indeed they are…
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Oh expensive box of chocolates I don’t know what to do You’re so very pricey I don’t think I should eat you I’m not sure…
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I don’t know what I’m watching On my television I didn’t choose the channel That wasn’t my decision It was already chosen When I switched…
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Though Christmas is over Remain in good cheer For there’s plenty of food To see us through to New Year There are chocolates aplenty A…
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I like a cup of coffee I enjoy a mug of tea But a thermos filled with Bovril Is really not for me It’s not…
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They look forward to Events they record on screens But don’t remember
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It’s already five past eight I’m running rather late I overslept this morning Ignored alarm clock’s warning Had no time to eat my toast Now…
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Today I read a book A novel set in space It depicted the bleak end Of the human race It was set in future times…
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“Just one more,” is my mantra As I near my breaking point Just one more and I can rest And ease my creaking joints Breathless,…
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Oh hallowed throne of relaxation I sit here in shallow content Though there may be some procrastination That wasn’t my intent For while I may…
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This is a great poem With good words Big words The best words It’s a great, great poem Believe me And together we’re going to…
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So apparently it’s on Time for Corbyn versus May Though I’m fairly sure that Farron Will want to have his say But will anybody listen…
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Where did Tess go? I hear she’s doing quite well Despite fears induced by a shift In prices blamed on continental drift But she returned…
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Finish line in sight Soon the race begins again But today we win
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If the motto of the Brexiteers Is ‘All For Us and None For You’ Then today they’ll tone it down As we begin to say…
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The realities of a ‘post-truth’ world Are hard to distinguish from those Of the pre-truth world Worlds where we are bombarded by images Of things…
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I wrote this on a train It was poetry in motion The train was running late Which filled me with emotion The emotion, though, was…
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The conference is a noble thing A day when experts confer knowledge In allocated slots To us know-nothing mortals Who have had the nerve Up…
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Who is this ‘Will Of The People’ He that cannot be denied And must be honoured, revered and obeyed? I can think of many Wills…
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It was almost daylight As I drove to work this morning Almost a reason to be cheerful And almost optimistic About the fact that winter…
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. A head cold never brings me much cheer Regardless of the time of the year I feel lost in my head And my nose…
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Roses are red Violets are blue Except (of course) That isn’t true Because a rose by any other name Might smell as sweet But a…
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The books on my shelves Might make me seem clever but I haven’t read them
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Robot alarm clock Amusing gift to receive Less fun this morning
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I’ve got cold feet Less because I want to withdraw From an undertaking To which I have Perhaps ill-advisedly Committed And more I think Because…
James Proclaims! 