mr_blue_owl Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 The Chair I await the guest ‘s arrival I’m sure he won’t be late To swiftly conclude business We have set for this date I glance up at the wall clock The time is almost four I hear someone is tapping Upon my chamber door The guest has two men with him Both wear a solemn look One man wears a uniform The other holds a book The guest enters my chamber And I offer him a chair He gives his head a shake But I insist that he sits there The pastor reads the bible The warden says ‘Farewell’ Then I switch on the current And send my guest to Hell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joto Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Very good what an interesting outcome, so sad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_blue_owl Posted November 26, 2009 Author Share Posted November 26, 2009 Very good what an interesting outcome, so sad Hi Jo, I only do sad poems:confused: Which is a bit odd as I am not a sad sort of person No gifts around the Christmas tree A curled up sandwich on my knee A glass of warm beer, now gone flat A torn and faded party hat The weather like my soul is cold There’s no warm girl for me to hold The mistletoe should be a wreath It has the kiss of death beneath No greeting cards, just bills and debts No money to buy cigarettes The phone hangs silent on the wall I have no friends that I can call Sitting here in abject gloom A dull and shabby bedsit room There’s no TV for me to view Merry Christmas, God bless you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattricia Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 Very interesting poems here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_blue_owl Posted November 26, 2009 Author Share Posted November 26, 2009 Very interesting poems here. Glad you find them interesting!' Here is one about growing up and parenthood Rebel Without a Claus They always told me what to do ‘Eat your dinner. Fasten your shoe Do this. Do that. Go here. Stay there Get rid of that dirty old teddy bear’ ‘Of course there is no Santa Claus Ask those smart arse friends of yours’ Don’t do this and Don’t do that Walk the dog. Don’t tease the cat’ ‘Go to your room. Stay off the phone Toe the line ‘til you are grown You must do this. You can’t do that Don’t tell your Grandma that she’s fat’ ‘That’s not how you should behave You’ll drive us to an early grave Do your homework. Don’t sniff glue Don’t wear that shirt of Wednesday blue’ ‘Don’t stay out late, Be early to school Just do as you’re told you little fool You’re never right. You’re always wrong A Remand Home is where you belong’ Mum and Dad knew best you see It did not count what suited me ‘Do this. Do that. Go here. Stay there Don’t be a hippie and cut your hair’ ‘Who’s that girl you were with last night? Find another whose skin is white No you can’t and Yes you can Take your medicine now young man’ They must have thought I was on parole And tried to implant thought-control They told me ’ It’s because we care’ But when I needed help, they were not there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattricia Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 They just get better and better. Are you really in Kuala Lumpur ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_blue_owl Posted November 26, 2009 Author Share Posted November 26, 2009 They just get better and better. Are you really in Kuala Lumpur ? Thanks a lot! You are too kind Yes I am in KL, I have been here for seven years, its a great place to live Although technically I live about a kilometre outside KL in the state of Selangor, which gives me an excuse to post another poem:) Selangor Night As dusk precedes Selangor night I sit and watch the drifting light The last rays of the sun glow gold As clouds of silver grey unfold Wraithlike shapes that float and curl The moon’s an incandescent pearl A thunderbolt lights up the skies Celestial fire that quickly dies Now darkness masks the hills afar Each city light a twinkling star With flashing lights of blue and red An outbound jet flies overhead The western sky is midnight blue But to the East a different hue As dawn succeeds Selangor night I sit and watch the drifting light Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattricia Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 Very good. How long does it take you to make these up ? What is Etymology ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_blue_owl Posted November 26, 2009 Author Share Posted November 26, 2009 Very good. How long does it take you to make these up ? What is Etymology ? I guess 'Selangor Night' took a couple of hours - which is about the average time It was easy to do as it is basically about the view from my bedroom 'Bolibar' has taken a lot longer - I have now written a second part as I coud not bear the thought of the poor little sod in eternal Hell Etymology is the study of word origins For example my surname: 'Marshall' originates from the French word 'Marechal 'who was the head groom of the stables. Above him was the 'Count of the Stable' which became 'Constable' Paradoxically, a Constable is now a low rank in the police force, whereas Marshal is about the most senior rank in the Army (Field Marshal) or Air Force (Air Marshal) There you go, another piece of totaly useless information! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattricia Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 I guess 'Selangor Night' took a couple of hours - which is about the average time It was easy to do as it is basically about the view from my bedroom 'Bolibar' has taken a lot longer - I have now written a second part as I coud not bear the thought of the poor little sod in eternal Hell Etymology is the study of word origins For example my surname: 'Marshall' originates from the French word 'Marechal 'who was the head groom of the stables. Above him was the 'Count of the Stable' which became 'Constable' Paradoxically, a Constable is now a low rank in the police force, whereas Marshal is about the most senior rank in the Army (Field Marshal) or Air Force (Air Marshal) There you go, another piece of totaly useless information! No, its not useless information. You would get on with Waltheof who also likes to study the origin of words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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