Changes aka I Saw the Signs

The dog that only barked at buses now barks at other things

The telephone that glowed red hot now hardly ever rings

Where once lay shagpile carpet

Is now just laminate floor

The clock has stopped

The penny's dropped 

And I don't love you any more.

Quordle Poem One

The music blared out down by the canal

The bass was distorted, the lyrics banal

Bunny danced on her own, people looked at her oddly

The church bells rang out to welcome the Godly.

21/7 - music, banal, bunny, godly

Bookies share festival fears

'Who do we fear? Put simply, the Irish'

a similar 'greenwash' again this year.

Mullins shuffles his powerful pack

it could be the last race of his career.

Do not mind where the winners are trained,

multiple mayhem causing most sleepless nights.

All the ingredients are in place

which sets the handicaps alight.

There will be the plunge horses – as yet unknown

these short ones costly if they all oblige.

Two classy rivals go head-to-head,

handicap horses who come alive.

(from The Racing Post, Friday 11 March 2022)

in Deer Head Nation style!

Black Hole

(A 'Terminal' poem based on 'Bright star, would I were stedfast as thou art' by John Keats)

Black hole, how destructive thou art

unseen, yet consuming the night.

Tearing planets and stars apart

not for you the life of Eremite.

Annihilation your only task,

nothing escapes your distant shores,

What evil lives behind your mask

that would crush valleys, towns and moors?

Your violent ways unchangeable,

no compassion found within your breast,

your greed intent to make your boundaries swell

continually toiling in unrest.

But one day you will take a final breath,

Your appetite will bring your death.

About poetry

So,

how do we show

that poetry is more than words in a row?

Sympathy, poverty

the depths of despair

poetry can take us there.

Putting a twist on the daily grind

Helping to explain what's on our mind.

A beautiful view, terrible weather

Being alone, being together.

A valentine's card

The horrors of war

examples of what poetry's for.

It might not always be appealing

And on the surface, unrevealing

But poetry provokes a feeling.

"I don't like cricket"

England’s bowlers

might win a game

If they had 

a better aim

England’s batsmen

could win a Cup

If they held the bat

The right way up.

(I don't mean it - it was a commission.)

(It's Good) To Be Free*

Day has come, now you’ll have to accept

Now is not the time to cry

You can’t live your life if your heart’s not in it

Time keeps rolling by

Talk of better days that are yet to come

Wipe that tear away now from your eye

Take the time to make some sense

Nobody knows the way it’s gonna be

Paint no illusion, try to click with whatcha got

Feed your head with all the things you need

You can have it all, but how much do you want it?

The ways are high and steep

You need to be yourself

We will find a brighter day

All the roads we have to walk are winding

Don’t let anybody get in your way

There’s a light that shines on

A better place to play

We know it’s gonna be okay

So what do you say?

You gotta make it happen

You gotta make it happen

*aka Champagne SuperNeaveo

(on the occasion of Ian Neave leaving Nationwide)

A poem with help from Oasis

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Here's the key to where the lines come from

14. Day has come, now you’ll have to accept

3. Now is not the time to cry

16. You can’t live your life if your heart’s not in it

12. Time keeps rolling by

15 Talk of better days that are yet to come

9. Wipe that tear away now from your eye

19. Take the time to make some sense

11. Nobody knows the way it’s gonna be

27. Paint no illusion, try to click with whatcha got

26. Feed your head with all the things you need

1. You can have it all, but how much do you want it? 

18. The ways are high and steep

1. You need to be yourself

6. We will find a brighter day

8. All the roads we have to walk are winding

7. Don’t let anybody get in your way

13 There’s a light that shines on

10. A better place to play

23. We know it’s gonna be okay

25. So what do you say?

4. You gotta make it happen

4. You gotta make it happen

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1. Supersonic

2. Shakermaker

3. Live Forever

4. Cigarettes and alcohol

5. Whatever

6. Some might say

7. Roll with it

8. Wonderwall

9. Champagne Supernova

10. Don’t look back in anger

11. Stand By Me

12. All around the world

13. The Hindu Times

14. Little by little

15. Songbird

16. The importance of being idle

17. The Masterplan

18. She is love

19. Morning Glory

20. Slide away

21. Rock n roll star

22. Fade away

23. All around the world

24. D’You Know what I mean?

25. Half the world away

26. Stay Young

27. Go let it out