THAT FEELING

That feeling,
that insecure feeling
when you are lost in the woods,
trying to remember the tree
where you began to roam,
guessing which stumps and bracken
will lead you home.


That feeling,
that desperate feeling
as you trample the ground
that you will not be missed
and never be found.

PICKY ABOUT NICKY

After a rather nice response from broadcaster Nicholas Andrew Argyll Campbell to my critical tweet.............

I was getting a wee bit picky

about a broadcasting man called Nicky

he was rather upbeat

about my critical tweet

otherwise things could have been sticky

Boomtish!

VIRTUES OR SINS

Place your bets,
see what wins,
in these torrid times,
virtues or sins


lust v chastity
gluttony v temperance
greed v charity
sloth v diligence
wrath v patience
envy v kindness
pride v humility


There is much to savour in a virtue,
much to enjoy in a vice,
in life we care or are careless,
suspicious of the boredom of nice.

OUR DOG

Our dog eats sofas,
dining tables and chairs,
beds and bedside cabinets,
and there isn't any cure
for our furnichewer.

SOLID FOUNDATION

I learned my a,b,cs
as easy as 1,2,3s,
I learned to read and write,
learned wrong from right,
straightforward education,
solid foundation.

ALL MOMENTS

Does a pessimistic person
have a moment of doubt,
or are all moments doubt?

Does an insane person

have a moment of madness,

or are all moments madness?

Does a dying person

have a moment of regret,

or are all moments regret?

Does a depressed person
have a moment of sadness,

or are all moments sadness?

7 MOST VIEWED POEMS THIS WEEK

Here are the top 7 poems by viewings on this site this week - click and read:


BOAT RACE FEVER
MICK JAGGER'S CHATEAU
WATCHING MY ONOMATOPOEIAS AND QUOEIAS

ONE STEAK FOR DAVY
MINOR INCIDENT BETWEEN MY MOTHER AND THE REVEREND ...
LEAVING WORK (BELFAST, 1911)
RANDOM