WEE TOMATO BAG

From my book "Jack Elam, I Gave You The Best Years Of My Life", about my love of westerns........

WEE TOMATO BAG

“There’s a little cowboy in all of us, a little frontier.” Louis L’Amour

My mother,

Forever wise in the ways of the world,

Knowledgeable, sensible,

Always to be trusted,

Would tell this young son

That when a cowboy was wounded,

It wasn’t real blood,

It was just that his “wee tomato bag”

Got busted.

JELLY JUGGLING JOE

From my forthcoming book "Juggling Jelly - Poems For Kids Of All Ages"..........

Jelly Juggling Joe

Put on a jelly juggling show

To show his many skills

At jelly juggling.

But not long through his act,

It was a plain and simple fact,

That he was rubbish

And soon was badly struggling.

The audience was aghast

Started a booing, jeering blast,

As this jelly juggling fool

Just turned them cold.

He left the stage a-hobbling,

Showbiz career a-wobbling.

So bad a turn,

He really broke the mould.

AUDIO - AFTER THE MASSACRE

"After The Massacre" from "Jack Elam, I Gave You The Best Years Of My Life" AUDIO: http://audioboo.fm/boos/1354560-after-the-massacre BOOK: http://www.feedaread.com/books/Jack-Elam-I-Gave-You-The-Best-Years-Of-My-Life-9781782993056.aspx

AUDIO - THE SUNDAY TIMES POOR LIST

"The Sunday Times Poor List" AUDIO: http://audioboo.fm/boos/1349912-the-sunday-times-poor-list … TEXT: http://droppedthemoon.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/sunday-times-poor-list.html …

AUDIO - HIS CHAIR

When someone passes away, it takes time to get used to certain things "His Chair" AUDIO: http://audioboo.fm/boos/1348058-his-chair TEXT: http://droppedthemoon.blogspot.co.uk/2011/12/his-chair.html

AN ALIEN WISH

Take me back to Fizzlepuff,
to Cracklewhoosh,
where we can mungify
and slapmuzzle
until the ooble-oo
ackalays the clack.

OPPORTUNITY LOST

To the destination of old age,
from the starting point of youth,
we are born with pure intentions
but soon lose our grip on truth.

From the first cry out of the womb,
to the last gasp as time runs out,
life is as long as fate allows, 
the only certainty is doubt.

Here lies the body of the human race,
opportunity lost in deep disgrace.