SHOT AT DAWN BY DEFAULT

by | Jan 16, 2008 | Poetry

I’m standing here alone My back against the wall My body is a trembling I’m slumped, but once stood tall My blindfold wet and cold Sticking to my tears I search my mind for future life Beyond my 18 years My knees transformed to putty Can’t support my weight My hands...

PAST LIVES, PAST LOVES

by | Dec 31, 2007 | Poetry

‘Paula’s your name in this life ‘Chantelle’ in your last You played the lead in both of them With all the world the cast ‘Gregory’ was my chosen name An English boy was I Sent to France to fight the war I dropped from out the sky I met my ‘Chantelle’ in the woods We...

THE RUDOLF MYSTERY SOLVED

by | Dec 26, 2007 | Poetry

‘ Rudolf ‘ was a female Of this I have no doubt ‘cause early in the winter ‘ Male ‘ Antlers they fall out Females keep their Antlers Till early in the spring So ‘ Rudolf ‘ helping Santa Is not a ‘ Man-Type ‘ thing Unless he was a ‘ Eunuch ‘ Playing with ‘ Snowballs ‘...

THE FED-UP FAIRY

by | Dec 17, 2007 | Poetry

I woke up this morning A’top the Christmas tree The topmost branch was tickling me In places you can’t see All year I’ve rested in a box Quiet, peace on Earth Then early in December My annual Christmas birth I’m dusted off and polished And hoisted up the ladder Each...

I CAN CANOE, CAN YOU ?

by | Dec 8, 2007 | Poetry

There was a canoe from ‘ Seaton Carew ‘ Set sail across the sea Where it went, nobody knows What a mystery On it went, around and around Cross Oceans far and wide Turning up in ‘ Panama ‘ Sailing with the tide Did it go, or did it stay ? The plot it only thickens It’s...