The big I am
I am a kite flying
a priest lying
a Bank Manager crying
a tax dodger dodging
a vulture circling
a specialist panel beater beating
(I've never seen the opera)
I am a judge judging
a thief stealing
a cat laughing
a doer doing
a drunk drinking
a dead man walking
Through the round window
The engine roaring
the alarm wailing
the hard rain falling
Oh shite!
There's the finish line
I should have run slower
and with more style.
Three football chants re-written
1)
We are mankind
no-one likes us
we don't care
2)
You're gonna get your
ssia's cashed in!
3)
Bertie Ahern superstar
did he have a licence
when he drove the car?
Don't be
at it
stupid
rude
cheeky
late
rearing up on your bike like that
a stranger
Poor and content is rich enough: He had
A mother
a father
a sister
no brothers
his chances
a good innings
There is
Hope
a god
a hazelnut in every bite
at least seventy ways of skinning a cat
a point
Johhny was
Wrong
my best friend
a good man
At night
I used to hate the ticking clock
it reminded me I was going to die
Now I don't mind it so much
as it lets me know
I'm still alive
I am
Mad
Bad
Dangerous to know
Like Tony Healy
Depressed
A poet
Forever young
None of the above
One of the above
At it
On it
My own enemy
The one that got away
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndO72ZlR4uc
12 comments:
TFE, these poems of yours are en-
lightening
visioning
heartening
grossing
compassing
tertaining
Love the new photo, too!
Oh shite! is my favourite. It often happens that I am so focussed on the destination that I forget to enjoy the journey.
TFE. Words fail me!
They obviously don't ever fail you - brilliant, lots of food for thought, bit of cynicism, bit of humour, clever stuff - good start to blogging 2010; happy new year.
PS word verification is makelies -not sure what to make of that!
TFE - another batch of brilliance. I do particularly like "Oh Shite" esp when I think of it, in the "Life is a journey" as opposed to "My name is Bolt and I want to break the world record by only a little bit every time, so I can make max money" kind of way.
Don't be is a great one too, esp the way it ends, lovely.
You've been busy already in 2010 TFE - good stuff. The football chants are fun but the last poem is my favourite. Why do we always have to choose a favourite - I don't know, it just happens. Happy Blogging and life in general, hopefully.
Brilliant. Looks like there's a rich vein here - one could fill a book with poems in this style. Laconic, witty, short-lined, hitting nails on the head stuff.
hey tfe! oh shite would be fave of this pile. it's important to slow up and pose for the cameras as you race through life. steven
Saw them
read them
Knew them
loved them all!
Oh shite! seems to be a favourite, and it's my favourite too - as a poem and also because it speaks to me.
Love the header photo too!
This is quite a bouquet of contemplations. They make me smile.
Yes, the curse of having an aesthetic sensibility, always wishing to have done it with more grace.
I am loving 'Oh Shite' but really all your words are equally pleasing to my mind's eye.
Some dead on bits in these TFE.(I wish I knew the original chants though.)
My favourite is the one about the clock. It must be our age, is it?
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