[Composed whilst intoxicated by sonnets in ‘Stressed Unstressed:Classic Poems to Ease the Mind’, ed. by Jonathan Bates et. al. (Harper Collins, 2016).] Small song; a sonetto of fourteen lines to cure the soul. Fourteen chances to clear the brain of summer gone and humour. Summer song. Stresses undone, drifting out – red, brown and yellowContinue reading “Sonetto: A Savvy Poem”
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Misplaced Correction: A Savvy Poem
{Written out of respect for the best charity Shop Assistant in town – who gives his time and his smiles freely.} It’s a charity shop – helps people in need. And yet, he stands, with needs, chided, corrected. ‘Look!’ she scolds. ‘Four pounds down! You should have listened!’ I listen, and I see. As sheContinue reading “Misplaced Correction: A Savvy Poem”
PJ’s Perky Jaunt: A Comedy Club Review
Disclaimer: Should you choose to purchase a book (or a bath towel) via any of the book (and towel) images included in my blog posts, I will receive a commission from Amazon at no extra cost to yourself. Here I am again. Pint of mango cider in one hand. Pencil in the other. Unfortunately, it’sContinue reading “PJ’s Perky Jaunt: A Comedy Club Review”
Embrace: A Savvy Something
Workday’s tomorrow; I pull me up with braces – fit to embrace it. Copyright owned by Jay Cool, May 2019 Written in response to Tony Bologna’s Embrace It blog post. Image by luxstorm from Pixabay If you enjoyed this haiku, which of course you did, please like, follow, leave a comment and readContinue reading “Embrace: A Savvy Something”
Getting Out of the Day Job 4: A Diary
Disclaimer: This post contains a link to Amazon, with regards to a recommended book. If you choose to purchase the book, I will receive a commission at no cost to yourself. Okay, so I haven’t given it up yet. I’ve still got three months of my notice to work out but, signing on theContinue reading “Getting Out of the Day Job 4: A Diary”
Dreamcoat: A Savvy Haiku
A giant toggle nudges at strands of wool and I see my dreamcoat. Copyright owned by Jay Cool, May 2019 Want to know more about Chilton? Read Chilled in Chilton.
3: A Diary
Okay, so I’m still currently in employment, but by being up and blogging at 2.44 am, I am demonstrating my commitment to the cause. Yesterday, I achieved a record number of 198 views on this blog site. Yes, it is true that my target was to reach 200, but I nearly got there! So, don’t knockContinue reading “3: A Diary”
Hinch an Inch: A Silly Poem
A have a hunch about about Mrs Hinch, that if I moved like her, I’d shed that inch. Copyright owned by Jay Cool, May 2009 Image by klimkin from Pixabay
Never: A Little Bit of Savviness
Not now, she said. Not now, and not really ever. No, not now. Never. Copyright owned by Jay Cool, April 2019 Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay
Being: A Savvy Poem
To be a being, to be a me that is a being, I must not be benign. To be benign is to be immobile, immoveable, to be a sign of being just so. But being a being, that is a being that is me, I find myself not a being to be a something thatContinue reading “Being: A Savvy Poem”
The Silly-Savvy Salopian in Suffolk: read, believe and write ... 