Sanctuaire de kaleidoscpocique Deciduous trees in backdrop, gossiping in mumble, volition breeze Jardin yeti’s zone o’ comfort; pyracantha unforgiving spikes sole nemesis Beauty horticultural is fete accompli Sweat, doggedness drivers of colour cornucopia Unforgiving rainstorm forecast, flora and flora pray no mirage. Hirsute man’s perspiration, spouse’s garden design of aspiration Sweat worth unequivocal outcome... Continue Reading →
Rite of Passage
Ninth month 1970 Boy of seven summers, witness of owl badge eleven inaugural Peacocks by name but not by feather, plumage white of spectre Shirts a blank canvas at kick-off, soon rendered by sweat and blood Child’s blank canvas rendered by fledgling football memories Pater’s eternal gift for offspring; a point from where he can't regress Amongst tribe, son's... Continue Reading →
Plummeting
Fallen from crest, carer careers Heads for terra firma recalcitrantly Clutched from catastrophe thy fate? Or destiny distressing, firma terra destination? Tune in next week Same bat time, same bat channel Yeti appears courtesy o’ Harry's Chip Restaurant Plummeting pugnaciously, redemption implausible Saviour sought from plunge ruination Outlets clandestine, strain draining of soul Doth... Continue Reading →
Delusions of Grandma
In Hamlet not a village without church Will wrote of villains who smile and smile Termagant’s daughter does odious role model proud Thirty years torture of yeti despite consideration worthy Harridan proud of misguided advice Quartet of vain glorious delusional shout “Fore” Termagant’s union of faeces, fuels anti-man spite Tarring all geezers wi’ idiotic... Continue Reading →
Loco Motives
Childhood domain bound, tracks below feet Domicile o’ inculcation, though birthplace possesses heart Half century crisis of identity, through yeti unable to embrace Self-induced purgatory, mind tormented for his folly If purgatory a halfway house, then has he departed? His final journey, destination redemption. Locomotive, what are loco man’s motives Tracks are not of tears,... Continue Reading →
Visions On Vine
Visages staring from branches o’ shrubbery Perennial renderings in tree and bush exhibition Unfailingly stern or melancholic in façade None smile at yeti, dans le beau jardin What intimation thy presence moot. Why face mournful evergreen verdure? Fauna existence akin to sapiens morose? Plant Prozac may uplift from mental canker Lavender lithium may sooth... Continue Reading →
Legacy
"I was in Baghdad when you were in your dad’s bag." Proffered forefather, mischievous of trait, maternal of line Playfully admonishing grandson for misguided patronisation “In Armley Jail, you get no ale” A ditty to same boy, courtesy of paternal rooted gramps Tongue in cheek indoctrination of folly of crime Ancestors DNA disparate, humour homogenous. ... Continue Reading →
Paean World
Exclamation mark overload of rookie penman Grammar erratic, improvement thine goal Critique from academic justified on curve tutorial Veiled feedback pivotal for hirsute dreamer Gratitude to academic, her evaluation requisite Sets deluded man of hair, on terra firma anew Still seeking amnesty from grammar police. Words of academic, tuition, guidance Adherence essential, dovetailing with... Continue Reading →
Animals Aren’t We
It’s all a game mused marginalised yeti Animals aren’t we Food, water, procreation and shelter Necessities all, rest just padding They short term fix of comfort, till dwindling rush abates Moving onto next misguided existential purchase Bizarrely, expecting a long-standing misery solution. In globe where happiness sold with prefix ‘i’ There is not... Continue Reading →