Sorry, sorry, sorry, rude. – A Poem

I went into the mall today. People cut in front and I say, “sorry.” A toddler trips me up, and I say, “sorry.” A woman rams me with her pram And I say, “sorry.” Someone shoves me from behind, And I say, “sorry.” Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, is all I utter. No one seems to …

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Sheltered – a short reflection. (A Poem)

A slightly completely rambling and nonsensical poem Hiding is not sheltering from a storm, hiding is in fear of death or mortal injury, or worse. Collected in a hearse, not dead. Except inside my head. Sheltering is not hiding, unless it’s raining, It’s only water, you think, not complaining. Sheltered under an old tree, rain …

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Death in a vase

Flowers, withering without water. Drying, dying, none to care. Petals dropping, one by one, Dying, drying, abhorrent, uncared. The slightest breeze and several fall Dried, died, yet still fragrant. Their perfume fills only the imagination. Reality is the smell of stagnation. The aroma of death, By midday sun or moonlit night They fall, dead, dry, …

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The Confusion of Adolescence.

22nd June 2021 Photo by cottonbro on Pexels.com Let’s celebrate the celibate, those who have not cherished, Or lived, or lain in sinful pose, or loved before they perished? Remember those who cannot love, because great pain it causes, Who hesitate at every touch with long and stiffened pauses. Forget not those who live to …

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Everlasting Twaddle

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Everlasting twaddle, Everlasting twat. Everlasting wobble, Everlasting this and that. Everlasting gobstopper? Surely that’s a piece of clay. Everlasting tedium? Now that’s a groundhog day. Twaddle, twat, wobble, that, A list of words you think. Perhaps they are an anagram? Or another crossword link. Think on it and Think on …

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