Submissions by dartford (Paul S...)
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
20th Nov 2024 11:23pm
20th Nov 2024 11:23pm
fishing
are there more sea gulls or
boats floating
in the marina, he wondered
at the sheer
pointlessness of the
thought to himself
it might be nice to know
the answer
boats floating
in the marina, he wondered
at the sheer
pointlessness of the
thought to himself
it might be nice to know
the answer
#sea
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
20th Nov 2024 00:41am
20th Nov 2024 00:41am
you have to laugh
even as I face my own terror
I see the humour in it
isn’t easy to walk down the street with a head
full of panic
and this pair of knees
I see the humour in it
isn’t easy to walk down the street with a head
full of panic
and this pair of knees
#disability
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
20th Nov 2024 00:07am
20th Nov 2024 00:07am
on the street
bloke says, ‘sorry, pops’, as
he steps hurriedly out
of my way
and I smile to myself
as I struggle to keep my balance
I don’t recognise the description
but thanks for making my
day ..
he steps hurriedly out
of my way
and I smile to myself
as I struggle to keep my balance
I don’t recognise the description
but thanks for making my
day ..
#aging
#funny
#weakness
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
18th Nov 2024 00:10am
18th Nov 2024 00:10am
60’s
when I was a child, grown ups
were men in overcoats and trilbys,
and women wore plastic macs,
and our older brothers and sisters
were all hippies,
but I dare say there’s no going back
were men in overcoats and trilbys,
and women wore plastic macs,
and our older brothers and sisters
were all hippies,
but I dare say there’s no going back
#nostalgia
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
16th Nov 2024 00:24am
16th Nov 2024 00:24am
on how to pass the day
like reading my morning paper
in the café over a greasy breakfast of
bacon and eggs before I decide
(and do I really?) what I’ll do next
in the café over a greasy breakfast of
bacon and eggs before I decide
(and do I really?) what I’ll do next
#WritingPoetry
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
14th Nov 2024 00:54am
14th Nov 2024 00:54am
old bloke’s daughter
old bloke,
apparently,
had a daughter. she was in the café
this morning, asking
if anyone had actually
known him
or liked
bacon and eggs he did, I said, from
his usual
table in the corner
apparently,
had a daughter. she was in the café
this morning, asking
if anyone had actually
known him
or liked
bacon and eggs he did, I said, from
his usual
table in the corner
#love
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
14th Nov 2024 00:05am
14th Nov 2024 00:05am
his last night down the pub ..
the old bloke was last seen
in the kings arms
imploringly held out in front of
him there was nothing
in the kings arms
imploringly held out in front of
him there was nothing
#alcohol
#despair
#emptiness
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
13th Nov 2024 00:17am
13th Nov 2024 00:17am
Big Mac
seems the old bloke in the café
didn’t die, he simply went to McDonald’s,
I don’t know why, but he was far too
embarrassed to come back ..
didn’t die, he simply went to McDonald’s,
I don’t know why, but he was far too
embarrassed to come back ..
#America
#despair
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
12th Nov 2024 11:53pm
12th Nov 2024 11:53pm
cold and wet, but there’s the rub ..
don’t like the wind and the rain
and I scurry into the
taxi
driver says, “where are we going, mate?”
I reply, somewhere
sunny,
but no hurry, and I don’t mean to be funny,
but perhaps on the way
we could stop at a pub ..
and I scurry into the
taxi
driver says, “where are we going, mate?”
I reply, somewhere
sunny,
but no hurry, and I don’t mean to be funny,
but perhaps on the way
we could stop at a pub ..
#rain
#wind
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
12th Nov 2024 00:20am
12th Nov 2024 00:20am
love
she’s always been beautiful
the way she undressed
at the end of our bed
whilst I lay there, just watching
the way she undressed
at the end of our bed
whilst I lay there, just watching
#love
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
11th Nov 2024 11:44pm
11th Nov 2024 11:44pm
old couple in a restaurant
she tucked her legs under the table
and said what do you fancy
you of course he said but never mind that now
I’m just so bloody hungry
and said what do you fancy
you of course he said but never mind that now
I’m just so bloody hungry
#aging
#food
#love #marriage
#love #marriage
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
11th Nov 2024 00:44am
11th Nov 2024 00:44am
look
always thought I’d die in bed
and if there’s another war
I won’t get up
to anything
except holding my pillow
and reading my book
and if there’s another war
I won’t get up
to anything
except holding my pillow
and reading my book
#aging
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