Nosey Parker Poem
I felt inspired by too much time in coffee shops due to the grey skies (the weather has been so random!). With so much time people watching I penned a small selection of poetry during a 30 day challenge to put smiles on peoples faces (and help us all brave the weird weather!).
A selection of funny rhymes are here to delight you for your coffee break. Make of it what you will. The full selection is going to be published on Amazon in exchange for some spare change.
I read out some of these verses on Periscope recently (the gory evidence of me getting caught in a down pour is on my twitter @litadoolan) and I got some interesting remarks off people asking me whether it is really *ME* I am writing about in the poems. Hm. That IS food for thought!
Stood Up Sandra
The pizza slices flew
And the coffee brewed
As the lunch date showed
So late she crowed
To a waiter about wilting
flower arrangements tilting.
The date now an hour absent
without a text to repent
Of a man stuck
Behind a truck
Is not excused
So she deduced
Tonight she dines
Alone and lines
Up the spoons stuck
To a tablecloth cut
for clean shaped
Romance. In desperation she vaped
As no masked crusader swooped
In before her corsage drooped.
Coffee Cake
Still moment shakes
Cake together with hand made
Coffee creamed
With a moment steamed
Of love between two diners just met
Chairs together as close as you get.
They leave
Sighs heave
Around them as eyes focus
On the dessert that never was.
William’s Watercolour of Westminster
Sunsets fell
As orange shade gels
White hot sun of Chelsea soaring
As a man stood drawing
The glowing sky in flames roaring
The subtle heat gnawing.
Hard to know the 19th century overhead show
was due to Krakatoa volcano.
Fly Frida
She boasts
On the phone as she coasts
Along paths that crowd
Her free spirit once allowed
To unconditionally fly
With a sigh
Has flown.
She disowns
The feeling that everything moved
And time alone smoothed
Her worldly view.
Who knew.
For some reason writing in rhyme has become important to me so I am thoroughly grateful for you taking the time to read.
Maybe it is true it is always ‘us’ we are writing about. It would explain why it is a moment of discomfort to share poetry with others (or is that just me?!). I am living and learning this month! Wishing you wonderful magic ahead 😉 Cheers!
PS If you are looking for more in a similar vein.. it’s HERE !
I really like the first poem. It started off so promising with the thought of pizza and then a no-show. Romance comes and goes, just like how hope can be so promising yet so fleeting. The last poem speaks freedom to me – take the plunge and who knows where you will go. Liberation. Congrats on the book on Amazon 😊
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Hearty thanks Mabel for this valuable insights and feedback. I am grateful. The pizza is based on a personal story haha!! 😉 I agree, romance comes and goes for sure!! The sun is shining here after the drama of our General Election. We are waiting to see how things unfold. I loved your blog on the highs and lows of following your vocation. It’s an interesting road we tread for sure! All my good wishes
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Lovely! Nice to see you again. Feels like it’s been a while. Hope you are well. Cheers!
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Thank you! I enjoyed your verse about the spark living in brightness. Full of the hope we need in recent weeks! 😉 Happy Saturday.
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Enjoy the Krakatoa watercolour the most (also appreciate colour being spelt colour – unlike our American friends 🙂 )
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Yes! Sometimes I argue with my computer’s spell check 🙂 I love the colour in your sunset photography Abrie. We have grey skies here so it is an uplift! Dankie. Geniet jou naweek!
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I don’t know about the discomfort
Just keep doing it anyways
For your writing in rhyme
Is sure worth my time 🙂
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You are super kind! Thank you kutukamus. This is encouraging 😉 I loved your post on light years. Fascinating. Enjoy your weekend.
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Time well spent 🙂 🙂
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Thank you! Yes. I’m going to hang out a lot more in cool coffee shops. I just had a blast staring at your red shoes. So sparkly and stunning. Perfect uplift.
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Cheers! And wishing you a happy weekend, Lita! 😃
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The sun is shining and I am thinking of the beauty of London that I enjoyed yesterday. It is still a happy weekend 😉 even though recent events were tough! Thank you for good wishes, big smiles always 😀
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Happy to hear this! Take care, Lita! 😃😄🤗
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