in the beginning was the word
a light-hearted attempt to imagine what might actually have caused God to create the universe and our world In The Beginning Was The Word In the beginning God was simply boredHe had to admit that was ‘The Word’In the timeless void of a sizeless point long had He restedBut now even His endless patience was […]
a bloody ballad
a red-blooded effort at an amusing and educational(ish) verse or two… 🙂 A Bloody Ballad Bright, young corpuscle flowing alongHe was humming a popular corpuscle songKnowing somehow that his job was to swimHe dreamed of adventures fate planned for him He had left the bone marrow early this mornWhen into the fast flowing stream he […]
kneady cat
sometimes it’s nice to be kneaded… (photograph features Mimi the original needy cat and inspiration for this verse)… Kneady Cat Oh, needy cat…Am I as dough to you?Were you once a bakerIn your nine lives?Or do you just recallYour mother’s papWhen you knead meIn that way? Or mayhapYou were a vintnerAnd I am now the […]
just don’t compare
a confidence boosting poem for those who habitually compare themsleves with others and feel as if they aren’t ‘good enough’… Just Don’t Compare(A confidence boosting poem) You may not be as prettyNor as witty, nor as wiseYou hair is not as lustrousYou don’t have gorgeous eyesYour legs too thin, or else too fatCellulite upon your […]
every single f*cking cherry (originally written and published in 2025 — parental advisory: contains strong language)
CHERRY HARVEST 2025 POEM: — Excuse my French but….. (Yes the darn Iberian azure winged magpies have done it again in ’26… They just LOVE organic cherries it seems!! I just wish they’d left me a few… Please excuse the language Every Single F*cking Cherry Every f*cking cherry, yet againThose blue-winged bst*rds nickedThey simply swooped […]
cell sufficient: each a universe unto ourselves
CELL-SUFFICIENT — In terms of numbers: Our human body consists of about 30 trillion human cells and alongside almost 40 trillion bacterial cells. While humans have roughly 20,000 genes (of which we only understand the role of about 30% of them), the microorganisms (bacterial cells) that also inhabit our body possess at least 2 million […]
haiku: the truth
I don’t often try to write a haiku-style verse but when I do, I like to try to make it an honest effort… 🙂 This one sprang to mind in words of 5-7-5 syllables a few days ago:
starved for love: parts 1 and 2
An attempt at creating some amusing verses inspired by recent posts (May 2026) made by the esteemed British poet and humorist Henry Normal on his Facebook page Starved for Love(Parts I. and II.) I.(The Starving Artist) Poet:“I love you more than meat pieSlathered with mushy peasIn fact I’m so besottedYou’ve got me on my knees […]
too hot today | a springtime poem for 2026
May 2026: I was recently reminded that I have tended to write some kind of rhyming homage to Spring in recent years around about now… This time though something a bit different as I’m not feeling in so much of a rhyming mood today… 🙂 21st May 2026:Too Hot Today Already too hot today!Yet it […]
lament for a divided kingdom
A first draft… Lament for a Divided Kingdom (2026)…. Jotted this afternoon and inspired by discovering that in the UK some popular brands of cigarettes are now almost £20 for 20! Good grief!! Still trying to decide whether or not to change the word ‘traitor’ (verse 4) for ‘canker’ …but thereafter I’d have to find […]