Poetry Blog by Philipos
FREEDOM
Freedom you say well
what does that imply, to
stand up for your rights
as others take the hit
as wheels of commerce
trundle to a juddering halt
there must be fault you say
the bosses they must pay, no
longer pennies for the breadline
poor who cannot feed their brood
bring out the placards go on strike
shop stewards grab your tinny mikes
or is it immig...
Thursday 27th April 2017 8:26 pm
CURFEW
Gray’s allergy what’s that
it’s not allergy it’s an elegy
well what’s Gray’s Elegy then
it’s a kind of sad poem about
people who die and the poem
works because it’s atmospheric
does that mean creepy you know
graveyards and all that kind of stuff
no death was viewed more soberly
back in 1742 when the poem was first
penned as people expressed their
sadness ...
Friday 7th April 2017 10:21 pm
SLATES
Ireland with Emily, you what
Emily indeed, you must be
having a laugh a top notch
society Doris she was Nemo
Me Impune Lacessit ancient
lineage, so you don’t grass up
a royals’ name you might get
some Corgi poo through the
letter box or worse still one of
those rambling diatribes from
HRH, you know who I mean not
the Queen no the one from that
grand es...
Thursday 30th March 2017 7:28 pm
TOLLS
56. TOLLS
Well of course he came
to grief what do you expect
stealing a squire’s daughter
like he did albeit they were
wed but without father’s say
so you didn’t do that then
Gad zooks no wonder he ended
up in everyone’s bad books the
toffs close ranks you know they
said he was untrustworthy never
mind they were in love far too big
for his medieval boo...
Monday 27th March 2017 8:48 pm
MOLES
55. MOLES
Hey you she said
her eyes were red
i want to be hugged
i don’t mean bed don’t
look like that the pets
are fed but i want to be
hugged i don’t mean bed
ok i said a hug is fine
then you can share what’s
on your mind I would prefer
more but I bide my time
if that’s alright then we
may entwine did I ever
say that you look divine
her...
Saturday 25th March 2017 10:52 pm
SPAGNUM
SPAGNUM
You ask me about mosses and
such like bryophytes or embryo
phytes small flowerless plants
as phylum, spagnales growing
in clumps or mats often seen in
damper spots or shady nooks
moss gathers many names
some growing up to twenty
inches tall with one-cell leaves
and there are 12,000 species
at least so don’t ask me to name
them by their various type...
Wednesday 22nd March 2017 8:49 pm
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