Her caress
Recollected.
He thought they connected.
She returned unexpected
For the dress.
Forgot
Category Archives: creative writing
There Was A Young Lady Named Lou
There was a young lady named Lou
Who fell in love with Andrew.
But Andrew loved Claire,
Who was having an affair
With a man employed by a zoo!
Monday Morning Humour
There once was a man named Moat
Who went to sea with a goat.
When his ship it sank,
The captain, Frank
Said, “will someone save that goat”!
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There once was a young lady named White
Who haunted my home at night.
A sceptic named Ted
Said, “the dead are forever dead”,
Now she haunts his house at night”!
There Is A Young Lady Named Lorraine
There is a young lady named Lorraine
Who often causes me pain.
Whenever I am cut
By her stilettos on my foot,
She says, “please, don’t wear them again”!
To Understand Me
To understand me
Read my poetry
Or, maybe …
Faces
Being blind
I find
No traces
Of faces
In the loud
Blank crowd
Which might, my memory spark.
My world is not dark.
I see
The outline of post and tree,
Though I can not see
The individual She
(Other than an outline
I am unable to define).
I recall the feel
Of a girl’s high-heel
And the dress
I felt
(‘Twas more belt
Than dress).
I recollect a caress
(Sometimes meant)
And girl’s sweet scent.
And the click
Of heels
As the clock’s tick
Unnoticed, steals.
I can grasp
Elements of the past,
But I am unable to trace
The individual face.
Though, with my sense of touch
I have much
Done, in love or fun.
Andrew Motion’s Top 10 Tips For Being A Successful Poet
A very good piece by Sir Andrew Motion, former UK Poet Laureate, in which he gives his top 10 tips for being a successful poet. I particularly agree with his view that poets should not cut themselves off from the world or, as he puts it “live in an ivory tower”. I also agree with Motion that its important to read lots. For the article please visit https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-29538180.
A Young Man Whose Name Was Lee
A young man whose name was Lee
Wrote a poem when aged only 3,
Which a literary critic called Wood
Considered so very good,
That he framed both poem and Lee!
The Rake and His Lover
We drank wine blood red
Then, undesired
I retired
To bed
With you
Who performed a good show
For me.
Although the performance
Was far from being free.
There Once Was A Writer Named Hugh
There once was a writer named Hugh
Who, wishing to write something new,
Flew straight to the moon
In a hot air balloon.
But he still couldn’t write anything new.
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There once was a writer named Hugh
Who, wishing to write something new,
Flew straight to the moon
With a heated silver spoon,
Pursued by a copper called Lou!