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  • MOP Day 25 – Saturday Challenge: Nonsense poem

    I set today’s Saturday challenge for the Month of Poetry group I’m part of. Which meant I actually had to write one myself. Not doing so well on the poem a day thing this year but some is better than none!Sir Herbert was a humble knightDutiful and trueHis armour kept in mint condition Sword well…

  • MOP 2025 Day 2 – I don’t know how you do it

    I don’t know how you do itSmoke and mirrorsDon’t look too closelyCracks become chasmsEverything crumblesBlood minded determinationAny problem can be solved If enough energy is appliedRunning on empty There isn’t any other optionOne foot in front of the otherKeep moving forward Stumble and fallHow do I do it?Frequently, I don’t#notasbadasvogons

  • MOP 2025 Day 1 – Dispelling the Dark

    Dispelling the Dark(With apologies to Shel Silverstein)I’m writing this poemFrom inside my brainAnd it’s been rather dark in hereSo rhyme and rhythm don’t come easyMy inner voice unclear But lately there’s been glimpsesOf light and hope and cheerAnd I write these refrainsFrom inside my brainTo chase away the fears

  • I wrote a thing

    Sometimes I just get reallyReallyTiredOf people needing to Build themselves upBy sneering at others Passing judgment Finding faultBelittling Over trivial things Of people tearing downInstead of building upAnd I feel weighed downBy the rubble Of petty destruction I want to take the broken piecesLaunch them highInto the airMake space to breathe deeplyMove freely Let loose…

  • MOP 2023 Day 12: In praise of freshly vacuumed carpet

    I honestly didn’t think I was going to write anything today, but then inspiration struck! 🤣When the cat litter lives in the ensuiteAnd it’s been a few weeksSince the cleaners were hereIt can get to the pointWhere it makes perfect senseTo break out the vacuumAnd freak out the catsRight when the household Is settling for…

  • MOP 2023 Day 9

    I’ve tried to find a poemIt should be somewhere here I’ve searched today and last night tooBut without joy did fareI’ve delved in all the usual placesNothing loitered thereI’ve poked at lots of tender spotsWhere bruises heal and fadeI’ve looked for mirth and whimsyEven in the most mundane I’ve waited for my muse to comeShe…

  • MOP 2023 Day 7 Saturday Challenge – “T”: An invitation

    I hear your sighingQuiet achingPut the kettle on to boilI hear your footsteps Slow and draggingTea pot warming over flameI see you standingLost, uncertain Scent of tea leaves fills the airI see your angerFearful, hurtingMugs, milk, sugar all are thereI can’t solve all thingsKnow no answersPot brewing steam twists risingCome sit down with meI’ll stay…

  • MOP 2023 Day 6: Resilience

    Apparently I have An abundance But reallyI’d rather No reasons For thatTo be knownAbout me

  • MOP 2023 Day 5: A nonet for Jarvis

    At the foot of my bed, curled up smallNot feeling well these last two daysNo zoomies, no hunt, no purrHe hasn’t been eatingOne of my cats sleepsAnd with him liesMy fearfulFragileHeart

  • MOP 2023 Day 4: Nope

    Not todayOr tomorrow Preferably notEverNeedOverwhelming ProvisionsExceeded Nurturing OutstrippedPatienceExhaustedNopeOut of office PikingEscape