Gum. Mounting up in my upside-down world. A pile of sticky mass threatening to consume me, crowding me out of my hiding place. Time to leave, to re-emerge into learning. Too late. It drags me in by a single strand of my hair. Eyelids unable to open, cheekbones redefined, ears silent. Sir’s voice; my learning;Continue reading “Gum: A Silly Poem”
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A Scorcher: A Savvy Poem
I emerge from the edge of your denseness, and keep on moving, only stopping when I reach the space in which the tip of the sun’s longest ray reaches me to tap upon my head. In solidarity with this friendliest of touches,, I become a bright-orange glow, shining back at you – hot, hot, hotContinue reading “A Scorcher: A Savvy Poem”
Six: Silly Poem
Six. Not enough to grow with. Image by Peggy und Marco Lachmann-Anke from Pixabay
Protest: A Savvy Poem
Rot. A lot of old rot. A lot of rotten old tests pushed at me by rotten old people. Old people and old tests. All rotten. And all best left to rot. A lot! Copyright owned by Jay Cool, April 2019 Image by F1 Digitals from Pixabay
Eight Lines of Readiness: #SIWOPC
Eight lines in which to eat my way into the stomach of the one; the one who will judge the togetherness of my random thoughts. Random thoughts all bunched up into word chains. Word chains that, if approved off, will be more than ready. Word chains washed, tumbled, starched and ironed. Word chains at theContinue reading “Eight Lines of Readiness: #SIWOPC”
The Yellow Male: Silly & Savvy Words
Inspired by a reading of Peter Wohlleben’s book: The Hidden Life of Trees Disclaimer: Should you choose to purchase the featured book, Jay Cool will receive a commission from Amazon at no cost to yourself. Bright yellow. The colour of catkins. And the colour of maleness. Besides their male counterparts, the flowers of femalenessContinue reading “The Yellow Male: Silly & Savvy Words”
Chocolate: A Silly Poem
I ate it. But, it was too late. Too late for the rush that I needed. Too late for the rush that would satiate my feelings of hate. Too late for me, Cate, to swallow my pride – too late to tell the tale of the hate that I ate. And, in the knowing,Continue reading “Chocolate: A Silly Poem”
Perfection: A Ramble
Inspired by five random words found in in Issue 67 of ‘mslexia’. The random words being: installed, perfection, inherent, decent and interactive. Interested in being active in an interactive sort of a way, I exercise my gouty foot by shifting it to avoid it being rolled over by the wheels of my office chair.Continue reading “Perfection: A Ramble”
Comments: A Silly Plea
My comments are zero, but I cannot see why, you read me and like me – then from comments do fly! Copyright owned by Jay Cool, 2019 Image by Prawny from Pixabay
Perchance: Making it as a Writer
Inspired by the advice of a well-wisher … You haven’t got a chance!’ she declares. ‘Not a chance to make a living as a writer! Even the best writers have another job!’ Still, I don’t listen and don’t want to hear. Still, I take my chances. Why can’t the other job? I think. Continue reading “Perchance: Making it as a Writer”
The Silly-Savvy Salopian in Suffolk: read, believe and write ... 