Another Old Poem
One evening in winter we walked in the snow
It seemed so romantic, but wouldn't you know,
The next day I found her confined to her bed,
With rheumatic fever and cold in the head.
A fortnight she lay on the threshold of death
Her body ablaze in the battle for breath,
And though she recovered for me it was worse
For once she was well she ran off with her nurse.
Wednesday 30th April 2025 3:17 pm
Poem
They sent me to a specialist,
They didn't say in what,
He told me I was positive,
I wonder what I've got.
I hope it's nothing serious,
I hope it's nothing bad,
I hope it's something someday I'll
Be proud that I once had
Friday 4th April 2025 2:43 am
Old Poem
She went away in winter when the leaves are hung with snow,
I searched for her and searched for her as I could not let go,
And finally when I found her after fifteen years of fret,
She looked me in the eyes and said, "I'm sorry, have we met?"
Tuesday 18th March 2025 2:57 am
Am I An Addict?
It's funny what can trigger a daydream:
The smallest nothing is often enough
To make me forget real life and set off
On some vague journey through my favourite theme
Of how wonderful existence would be
If I had more luck. Yes, such dreams, Lord knows,
Help pass the time, but it does worry me
A little that the gap between what goes
On in my head and in reality seems
To be...
Friday 7th March 2025 2:16 am
Break Up Blues
My girlfriend walked out recently,
She said she'd had enough,
She threw a glass of wine at me
And stormed off in a huff.
And now she's spreading gossip of
The hell I put her through,
And this that really makes it hurt
Is all of it is true.
She's saying I am broken down
And long since past my prime,
She's saying I am tedious
And dull before my time,
She's...
Saturday 1st March 2025 4:32 am
An Old Poem
We never walked this way together,
We never sat down here to chat,
We never spoke of future plans,
Of hopes and dreams and things like that.
We never caught the last bus home,
We never shared a cigarette,
We never kissed at your front door...
In fact we never even met.
But if we had, oh if we had,
Who knows what things we could've done,
What lovely...
Tuesday 28th January 2025 5:20 pm
All Around The World
There's a tidal wave in Tonga
There's a blizzard in Bombay
There's a whirlwind in Wyoming
And a lockdown in LA
There's a power cut in Paris
There's a panic in Peru...
But what the hell do I care
When I'm lying here with you?
There's a flood in Famagusta
There's a famine in Milan
There's an avalanche in Aspen
And another in Japan
There's a deluge in New Dehli
...
Sunday 19th January 2025 12:50 am
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