Inspired by a reading of Philip Larkin’s poem, ‘High Windows’, within his anthology of the same name, whilst struggling to come to terms with a Monday morning – helped, in part, by a pot of tea in a Waitrose cafe. Spilling milk, and feeling jugged, I gather up my teapot, spilling water – hot,Continue reading “Serious Poem – Monday Morning”
Category Archives: Silly-Savvy Poems
Serious Poem – A Monday Quest
Frenzied poems, I pencil down, in quest to quash the angst of a Monday morning in Waitrose – flowered ceramics with words of stewed-up tea. Copyright owned by Jay Cool, 7th October 2019 Seriousish Poem – Moreover Savvy Style – On The Flat Savvy Book – The Hidden Life of Trees
Serious Poem – If
If this is it, then what else? Copyright owned by Jay Cool, October 2019 Image by Jill Wellington from Pixabay Savvy Style – Raining Flowers
Silly Poem – The Truth
Is the truth to be measured? Does it matter how much of all of it is the bit that is true? Or is it okay just to believe – in all of the bit of it and all of the rest? Copyright owned by Jay Cool, October 2019 Image by PDPics from Pixabay Savvy StyleContinue reading “Silly Poem – The Truth”
Seriousish Poem – Moreover
Connecting things up with more of a moreness that goes over into more of the same. More, or less of all of it that’s over. Copyright owned by Jay Cool, October 2019 Image by minka2507 from Pixabay Serious Poem – Never the Same Serious Poem – Anxiety
Serious Poem – Never the Same
Never. It’s never the same for those who go back. Not ever. Copyright owned by Jay Cool, October 2019 Image by Michal Jarmoluk from Pixabay Savvy Tips – Net it! Silly Poem – Simpatico Mental Health: Workplace Stigma
Serious Poem – Anxiety
Shuddering waves of washed-out goods needing some TLC – needing something. Something, or maybe someone to do something, to say something, to say that it’s okay, just to be the thing, the something, that is you. Copyright owned by Jay Cool, 6th October, 2019 Image by Norman Bosworth from Pixabay Silly Letter – Dear Mrs MooContinue reading “Serious Poem – Anxiety”
Silly Poem – Winter’s Approach
October cold nips at thighs and calves. I wrap them, tuck them in, try to be at one with the shape of my chair. It’s a swivel chair. Once shaped, will I be able to twist, turn and spin into takeoff? And, once airborne, will I be able to land? Or, will that be meContinue reading “Silly Poem – Winter’s Approach”
Silly Poem – Instant Soulmate
Stockwell & Co., tastes like bran, my instant soulmate – my coffee, my love! Copyright owned by Jay Cool, September 2019 P.S. I am not being sponsored by Tesco to promote this product, but they are welcome to send me a sack-load of the stuff, if they so insist! It’s great for the oldContinue reading “Silly Poem – Instant Soulmate”
Silly Poem – A BJ Haiku
Golden mane – ruffled. Ruby-red-raw cheeks – roughed up by angry fingers. Copyright of poem owned by Jay Cool, 25th September, 2019 Image courtesy of up-and-coming artist, Jay Cool (feel free to share it – go on, you know you want to!) Other works of genius by Jay Cool: Savvy Article –Continue reading “Silly Poem – A BJ Haiku”
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