by Don Holmes | Dec 1, 2012 | Poetry
She stepped out of her car And strolled into the bar Looking very cool She settled on a stool Twenty pairs of eyes Were fixed upon her thighs But she sat upon the stool Ignoring all their drool She sipped her ice-cold drink Not a staring eye could blink But this girl...
by Don Holmes | Nov 27, 2012 | Poetry
Man up soldier Don’t you cry Because you saw A baby die Man up soldier Don’t you moan Time to show that You have grown Man up soldier Yes it’s rough Show your buddies That you’re tough A child stepped on An I.E.D. So innocent, she Did not see You cradled her And...
by Don Holmes | Nov 1, 2012 | Poetry
Remember, remember the fifth of November Guy Fawkes and Gunpowder Plot Not a day for quiet or peace But bedlam, as likely as not Gone are the days of a Catherine Wheel A penny or “tuppeny” banger Or a rocket turned into an aeroplane With cardboard and a coat-hanger...
by Don Holmes | Oct 24, 2012 | Poetry
How many witches, faces green Will we meet this Halloween? Or maybe vampires, faces white Knocking on your door tonight Then there’s werewolves (facial hair) Moaning at the moon out there Monstrous trolls, with stinky breath Frightening all the kids to death...
by Don Holmes | Oct 17, 2012 | Poetry
October’s nearly over The wind is swift and chill It scatters showery rainclouds And leaves that once were still How could this summer fly by With hardly any sun? What happened to the barbies Where we would have some fun? The rain was ever-present And sunny days...
