This new poem on the eighteenth day of NaPoWriMo may seem peculiar, but it's really the best I could do at such short notice.
Motorised Chaos
A road on a moor,
empty of all but
the falling of rain.
A snail makes his way
across the tarmac, so
slowly it's painful.
Lights, a horn blast,
thundering of tyres.
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Saturday, 18 April 2015
Thursday, 16 April 2015
NaPoWriMo #16 | Basking Frog
Ever since I started this challenge, my NaPoWriMo poetry has mostly consisted of animals. This one is no different, inspired by a frog sculpture I have at home. Also 'Eyes of the Forest' is now up on my YouTube channel in video form: (https://youtu.be/aBHoYd2TVWw)
Basking Frog
A green frog, dotted
with red splotches,
thought the pond-side
was the best place
to sun-lounge alone.
Eyes unblinking,
moth agape,
he spots a large next
approaching. Seems
this is a popular pond.
Basking Frog
A green frog, dotted
with red splotches,
thought the pond-side
was the best place
to sun-lounge alone.
Eyes unblinking,
moth agape,
he spots a large next
approaching. Seems
this is a popular pond.
Friday, 10 April 2015
NaPoWriMo #10 | How to Make a Cup of Tea
I've taken another prompt from the NaPoWriMo site for poem number ten. This time it's an abecedarian poem, or a poem structured according to the alphabet, combined with the ancient art of tea-brewing. I think I might've gotten a bit carried away with this one.
How to Make a Cup of Tea
Ask me how to make a cup of tea,
because I have no idea why
certain skills such as boiling a kettle
don't get used as often as they should.
Enough of the constant coffee I say,
forget all that mocha and espresso nonsense
good old home-brewed tea is in order.
How to make it is really simple,
I know because I do it more than enough.
Just use a single teabag and a small
kettle, and you'll be on your way to
lots of boiling and brewing in the future.
Most cups of tea need three minutes,
not fifteen as some experts suggest.
One way is to use a teapot, or if you
prefer, brew it in the cup. It's really
quite good once it's done, producing a
ravishing taste which even the best
second rate coffee machine couldn't match.
Teabag removal with a spoon is ideal,
unless you have a fork at hand, which is
vexing at the best of times, but still,
when the rain pours like the sound of a
xylophone, there's always the residual
zest to make a stirring cup of tea.
How to Make a Cup of Tea
Ask me how to make a cup of tea,
because I have no idea why
certain skills such as boiling a kettle
don't get used as often as they should.
Enough of the constant coffee I say,
forget all that mocha and espresso nonsense
good old home-brewed tea is in order.
How to make it is really simple,
I know because I do it more than enough.
Just use a single teabag and a small
kettle, and you'll be on your way to
lots of boiling and brewing in the future.
Most cups of tea need three minutes,
not fifteen as some experts suggest.
One way is to use a teapot, or if you
prefer, brew it in the cup. It's really
quite good once it's done, producing a
ravishing taste which even the best
second rate coffee machine couldn't match.
Teabag removal with a spoon is ideal,
unless you have a fork at hand, which is
vexing at the best of times, but still,
when the rain pours like the sound of a
xylophone, there's always the residual
zest to make a stirring cup of tea.
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