The Silly-Savvy Salopian

Obsolete: A Stand-Up Poem

Used up, finished with, and obsolete. Why, then, am I such an obstruction? Copyright owned by Jay Cool, June 2019

Barely literate, and not rated, Trump lit his own fuse, turned red, and reiterated his desire to obliterate a whole country. Being rational, and not rationed, the ralliers lit several fuses, turned to face the blighter, and reiterated a shared desire to obliterate the whole of the irrational. And they did so –Continue reading “Obliteration: An Elegy”

Retromingent

There was a fine man (he was such a gent!), whose smiles at his boss were not truly meant! Bitter, he was, with good reason to vent, So, with piss in his pistol, he shot back as <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<=============he went! Copyright owned by Jay Cool, June 2019 Image by Peggy und Marco Lachmann-Anke fromContinue reading “Retromingent”

Bummer: A Silly Poem

Leaden and bumbling, he stumbled and bled. Oh bummer, he mumbled, my bum is so numb – it would have been better to land on my tum! At this, his tum grumbled – it wanted some bread – though fat and well-rounded and recently fed. He tried to roll over – to get off hisContinue reading “Bummer: A Silly Poem”

Savvy Book – The Hidden Life of Trees

Just finished worming my way through the maze of hidden wonders that constitutes Peter Wohlleben’s savvy bestseller: The Hidden Life of Trees. It’s taken me some weeks to get to the middle of it and back out again to where I started, by which, I’m not implying that it was a dull ride – farContinue reading “Savvy Book – The Hidden Life of Trees”

Quantum Coupling: A Short Story

Disclaimer: The images at the foot of this post link to Amazon. Should you choose to make a purchase, I will receive a commission at no extra cost to yourself. She’s angry. Angry with herself and angry with her mother. Angry with the trees that are her home – her family. Penknife in hand, RootsContinue reading “Quantum Coupling: A Short Story”

Resignation: A Something Poem

The stew being stagnant, I swim to the edge of the pot, reach up to rim and pull myself out. The others, resigned to the stupor, stay. Copyright owned byContinue reading “Resignation: A Something Poem”

Spectacle: A Something Poem

Is wearing spectacles a sign that the wearer is a watcher; an observer of all things sporty and sporting? Or does one, when donning specs, become the sport, no longer a human being, but an entertainment, an energising figment of an overactive imagination? Copyright of poem owned by Jay Cool, June 2019 Continue reading “Spectacle: A Something Poem”

Volition: A Savvy Poem

Being volatile, my spark evolves into a raging bonfire – flames, red-hot and amber, against bubbles of calming green.

The Devolution of Man: As women have evolved, have men devolved?

Pleased to be notified of a new follower, and knowing that ‘one good turn deserves another’, I, in turn, click through to the good man’s website. The first post I come across offers words of profound advice to errant women. In summary: Women should take a look at themselves in the mirror, the author instructs,Continue reading “The Devolution of Man: As women have evolved, have men devolved?”