thehipsta 8 Posted July 9, 2013 Lest I forget The house on the corner just up from the green Wasn’t the grandest that had ever been seen But it was always kept clean. The coal in the scuttle, the bread and the jam The boiling of yesterday’s mutton or ham Cooked in the family pan. Those fish and chips Saturdays vinegar sharp The walk down the street to the falling down park Motherly hugs in the dark. And memories dim and come faster to fade I’m snatching at fragments of forgotten days The essence of the old ways. __________________ *may contain nuts Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jonathan123 2367 Posted July 9, 2013 Hi hip. Have you ever thought of publishing your poems? They are real insights into memory and life. Thanks. J. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thehipsta 8 Posted July 16, 2013 THE BUS UP TO WHICKHAMIt’s late of course,As always,As expected.As it’s cold...The block of red tumbles upwardsDodging speed rampsAnd seagulls,On its migration to the depot.Hand out the international signFor stop.The driverSideburns Noddy HolderesqueTakes my coin,Gives change and ticket.I am blessedBy the joy of public transport.I pass my fellow travelersOn the way up the aisle,The guy who gets off at the next stopWho I know to nod to,And the girl whoKnows not of my feelings for her.Tobogganing round the curves,A friend once saidWe will die here,I asked him whyHe did not reply.This has always scared meI always mentally ask the driver to slowHis foot upon the pedalHere.Escaping fatality once more,I enter the final straitPast the conker trees of youth,Past the ring of the bell,To the opening door. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jonathan123 2367 Posted July 16, 2013 Hi hip. The language of poetry is strange. It seems to be able to express far more in a short time than all the prose. Your poem takes me back to the time I had to use public transport. "The block of red tumbles upwards". What more apt desciption of a bus can you get. I hope your poems give others the pleasure they give me. Thanks. J. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
esrevni 12 Posted March 5, 2014 I came across this in a book I keep in the bathroom... figured I'd share it with you all! There are loyal hearts, there are spirits brave,There are souls that are pure and true;Then give to the world the best that you have,And the best will come back to you.Give love, and love to your life will flow,A strength in your utmost need;Have faith, and a score of hearts will showTheir faith in your work and deed.Give truth, and your gift will be paid in kind,And honor will honor meet;And the smile which is sweet will surely findA smile that is just as sweet.Give sorrow and pity to those who mourn;You will gather in flowers againThe scattered seeds from your thought outborneThough the sowing seemed but vain.For life is the mirror of king and slave,'Tis just what we are and do;Then give to the world the best that you haveAnd the best will come back to you. - Mary Ainge de Vere Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JOYCICLE 654 Posted March 5, 2014 Love it Esrevni! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thehipsta 8 Posted October 2, 2014 Mid Table You've got your Arsenals, your Liverpool’s, Your Chelsea’s and your Spurs, With both the clubs from Manchester land, And what occasionally occurs, Is a club like Aston Villa, or Everton or Hull, Sneaks into European positions, but Falls away by Christmas. So I fall away by Christmas And inevitably stall, And realise the top of the league Wasn't feasable at all So I'm not a Spurs, I’m not a Red, I'm not an Arsenal, I'm not a Villa nor a Blue... I'm not even a Hull I'm a mid to bottom table team who gets Ignored by match of the day And I pray to all the football Gods it always stays that way. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jonathan123 2367 Posted October 3, 2014 Ho, Ho, too right. I'll settle for the fourth division and stay out of the limelight. Jon. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thehipsta 8 Posted October 3, 2014 Hehe cheers Jon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites