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”
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Savvy Style – Bag a Princess!
Update on the whole Princess-Beatrice-lookalike dress on a budget fiasco! As you saw in my previous post, Princess Budget, I did eventually achieve some success with my charity shop jaunt, with a floral wonder from Cancer Research UK – well under budget at £3! It’s true enough that it was a little short and improper, theContinue reading “Savvy Style – Bag a Princess!”
Savvy Style – Legs to Love
Having a branch out! And, no, I’m talking about an extension of my mountain-top tree look … … you can take a look at my post Dear Harry for further details about that particular campaign! Today, I branched out from writing book reviews, to enter the world of high fashion (i.e. cheap fashion). Yes, I know thatContinue reading “Savvy Style – Legs to Love”
Savvy Book – Tidelines
Jay Cool is happy to announce the forthcoming launch of a book by fellow poet, Simon Banks. Simon is a member of a band of geniuses who constitute the Colchester Scribblers meetup group. Dear Readers, You are invited to the launch of Tidelines. Poetry; visual art – two different forms brought together in one book, Tidelines. Twenty-three lyrical poems byContinue reading “Savvy Book – Tidelines”
Savvy Book – Burn
‘I’m looking for a slow burn mystery that gives you that feeling of, “Something’s not right here.”’ (A quote from the Reddit user, MildlyAngryCat. Look no further, my Angry Cat, I am here! I, Jay Cool! I am your slow-burn mystery, and there’s definitely something not quite right here. I mean, who else would put themselvesContinue reading “Savvy Book – Burn”
Savvy Diary – The Torture
Just read a poem that arrived in my inbox, by Brandon Som. I struggled to follow many of the lines, as some were in languages other than English and, much to my shame, I am not even bilingual, let alone multilingual! Nonetheless, the following two lines stuck! Perhaps in the same way that a saw,Continue reading “Savvy Diary – The Torture”
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 Story – Meatup?
Meetup. There was something about the word that drew me in. Or, rather, something that drew my tongue out. Meetup. “Eat up!” my grandmother used to say. “Come on, eat up! I made it especially for you – it’s your favourite!” But I didn’t eat up. Instead, I put my feet up, up and ontoContinue reading “Silly Story – Meatup?”
Savvy Poem – Enhancement
Taking a chance, I burrow into the furrows of my freckle-spattered skin, digging out the white-grey hairs to display them, proudly, alongside any golden reminders of another me. There are so many versions of myself, in evidence still – each one as worthy of existence, as the one before that lingers, hanging onContinue reading “Savvy Poem – Enhancement”
Savvy Poem – Rhyl
Grandness barred cut off from rewards and renovations. Syringes injecting into the sandy grasslands the remnants of young lives attempted. Young eyes ringed in dark shadows, seek change, asking – not hoping – for a chance. Cashing themselves in for a second stab of the wire cutters, even as the maintenance guysContinue reading “Savvy Poem – Rhyl”
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