by Tom Mcgreevy | Oct 15, 2007 | Poetry
Have you noticed tables Empty in the pub ? Devoid of cardboard Beer mats Where stacks of them once stood “ The Ashtrays “ & “ The Speed Humps “ They both have had their say But what about us Beer Mats ? It’s time we had our day No Newspaper announcements Nothing...
by Tom Mcgreevy | Oct 13, 2007 | Poetry
I’m a single Speed Hump I wish I had a friend The nearest neighbour I’ve got Is down, and round the bend With car fumes I’m Exhausted The wheels they make me Tired In rain I get all soggy In mud I feel all Mired ! The Motorists all hate me Because I slow them down...
by Tom Mcgreevy | Sep 25, 2007 | Poetry
I wear his Dog-tags round my neck His “ Burma Star “ hangs on the wall My Dad he was a “ Chindit “ A long, and a Short, and a Tall A member of “ The Special Force “ The Mule became his friend Deep within the jungle A hero till the end A telegram to my Mam was sent...
by Tom Mcgreevy | Sep 23, 2007 | Poetry
I’ll tell a tale of nightmares Of spooks and Ghostly things I’ll tell a tale of Hallowe’en And fear that nightime brings In Welsh it’s “ Nos Calan Gaeaf “ In English “ Hallowe’en “ Along the Anglo Borders It’s something in-between Jack-o- Lanterns, lit by candles...
by Tom Mcgreevy | Sep 17, 2007 | Poetry
I hear the sirens wailing The blue lights flashing fast Coming from the distance Down the Motorway at last A woman’s head I’d cradled Ejected from her car The carnage all around her Death near, yet not so far The life is draining from her Like wine, her blood is...
