Tag Archives: crystal palace poets

Grace the Magician

A magician who is known as Grace

Has made many men vanish without trace.

There’s a magic spade

And a secluded glade.

And the police are looking for Grace …

Summer Rain

A summer rain falls.

And birds sing.

The earth smells fresh.

But I recall

I have bills to pay.

 

 

Yet returning home

To my working day

I carry birdsong

And the rich earth

In my heart.

 

 

Nature’s art

Feeds my poetry.

Yet she

Outshines all poetry.

Gossip

Heels at night

And creaking bedsprings.

 

A morning blackbird sings.

It’s song heard

By neighbours who delight

In what they overheard

The other night …

 

Heaven

When a beautiful young lady said, “Kevin,

At seven I’ll send you to heaven!”.

I said to her, “darling Heather,

I look forward to the pleasure!”,

Then she produced a pistol at seven!

My Gorgeous AI

I have gone and bought a gorgeous AI

Who goes by the name of Miss Sky.

She says “as a robot,

I often get real hot”.

Then she smiles and bats her one eye …

Byron and the Siren

When a young man known as Byron

Went and dated a sexy young Siren,

They found his socks

On some treacherous rocks.

But there was no sign of Byron …!

 

Humid

It is humid.

The forecast predicts thunder.

I long for cooling rain

And wonder

Whether the great Thor

Will roar

Or will the weather forecast

Be wrong again!

Ron and the Scone

There once was a man named Ron

Who liked to go on and on!

A girl called Lin

Said, “forgive my sin!”,

As she brained Ron with a scone!

 

(The word “scone” is often pronounced as “scon” depending on which part of the UK one comes from).

Whilst Walking Through a very Dark Park

Whilst walking through a very dark park

I met with a vampire named Mark.

When I began to pray

He said, “it’s a play!”,

But the werewolves howled in that park …!

How to Write a Sonnet

An interesting short piece on how to write a sonnet How to: Write a Sonnet • Poetry School. I have attended courses at the Poetry School and can recommend them.