DASH IT ALL

 

They called it the dash

Way back in the day

A short word for a short race

Dash was the right word to say

Now they call it the sprint

Like its something elite

It’s still just a short race

That’s been hijacked by the Effete

MENAKA

 

Menaka, Apsara

Of the clouds and waters

In Hindu and Buddhist mythology

A celestial nymph

And celestial maiden

A beautiful supernatural being

Youthful and elegant,

Who dances to the music

Of the Gandharvas,

In the palaces of the Gods,

Entertainer and seducer

Of Gods and men

An ethereal being

Inhabiting the skies

I LOVE ANAGRAMS # 11

 

I love anagrams

Anagrams are great

Some make me chuckle

Some make my sides ache

For example

The earthquakes = that queer shake

DEMENTIA

 

I think my grandparents

Are suffering from dementia

Because granddad asked my gran

As they sat together on the sofa

“Whatever happened

To our sexual relations dear?”

And the answer she gave

Is what gave me cause to fear

“I don’t know, we didn’t even get

A Christmas card from them this year”

DEAR FRIEND # 2

 

Dear friend I have never forgotten        

How you touched my heart with your easy grace

Your kindness and disposition, means

A world with you in it is a happier place

CALL ME EPPING

 

They call me Epping

Coz I’m not the full shilling

They call me Epping

Coz I’m just past Barking

BEASTS OF THE AGE

 

Where once was beauty

Now stand the monsters

Towering tall and lean

Arms stretching outwards

 

These beasts have spread

Across the land and sea

Like a virulent rash

Reaching out to infinity

 

The towering beasts

Came here to save us

Cleanly making power

Without dirty green house gas

 

They stand as sentinels

Unsightly and offensive to the eye

Come to save the world

With their clean power supply

 

In light offshore breezes

Windmill arms turn slowly

It’s a shame they can’t work

When it gets a bit blowy