Carry On Pater

Yesterday, whilst sitting with my old man in his hospital room, thoughts of the old comic farce movies like Carry On Matron and Doctor At Large made an unscheduled visit along my neurological corridors. I’m not sure why this epiphany arrived unannounced; perhaps it was the fact my dad was moved last week and he is now nearer to the women’s wards….

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Delay the Flight

Existential departure lounge Sorry, but passport bereft traveller can’t venture Instead, seeking return to bosom of brood Akin to kin, interim delay in one way flight sought He’ll return eventually, aware avoidance not option.   Where art aviation controllers strike? Where art handlers o’ baggage mischief? Where art failure technical? Where art meteorological interference? Conspicuous…

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Better Call Hutz!

Fifty two years ago today Great Train Robber Ronald Biggs escaped from Wandsworth Prison. His liberty obtained by climbing over a 30ft prison wall on a rope ladder thrown from a waiting van outside. The security during the incident, seems about as lax as that encountered by Peter Sellers and his cohorts during their jail break in the 1960’s…

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Job Judgemental

Disparaging judge in ivory tower Deflecting deficiencies with efficacious venom Concern thyself with flaws of reflected image Assess not the non-reflected Their footsteps thou hasn’t ambulated.   Paragon of virtue, self-appointed of role Cast first stone if without sin On realisation of thy flaws, humility exhibit Return stone groundward, polish glass house in lieu Judge instead…

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The Mysterious Glare

This morning, I felt distinctly more disorientated than usual when emerging from my slumber. The glare in the room illuminated so brightly my initial thoughts were I’d woken with a high visibility jacket over my head. Either that, I pondered, or someone had surreptitiously redecorated my bedroom with a highlighter pen overnight. Whilst continuing my emergence into a state of full consciousness, I…

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O’night Dream

O’night dream, connotation concealed Taunting soul wi’ secret elucidation Norn man regressed to childhood forefathers domain Loft hiding clandestine past Water tank, Pandora’s Box Norn man reticent to unlatch   O’night dream, connotation concealed Recurring visit to furrowed playing fields of youth Like a spectre, Norn man adorns all white Only ghosting though is beyond…

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The Waiting Game

Sixteen days since his admission, my dad remains in situ at the Leeds General Infirmary (LGI). This enduring recuperation an unavoidable consequence of the major surgery he underwent last Wednesday. It’s been a tough time for the undemonstrative Yorkshire gent. His malcontent exacerbated by his struggle to tolerate his role of patient in the latest episode of the drama The Strachan…

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The Only Outlet

Only outlet to bid adieu? Malcontent’s frustration, the gift that keeps giving What respite for the tortured yeti? Anger directed at negative imbecilic cankers of one score and ten summers Who’ve conspired with the carcinogenic canker of seven winters With objective of diminishing yeti’s spirit; his melancholy to nurture.   Chewy’s enduring misfortune manifest a dwindling faith Notions of…

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A Race Against Time

As I commence this tome, I’m slouched on a dining table chair, attempting to muster up the enthusiasm for a rare journey into the domain of multi-tasking. This infrequent venture necessary to allow me to conclude my blog in parallel with securing gig tickets online. Like most guys, the capacity to only successfully manage one task at a time appears to be indelibly marked within…

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