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 Sep 2014 fifi S
betterdays
we as poets,
are like birds....
in the sky.
soaring against,
the backdrop of
nature's grandeur

while aloft, we espy,
beauty and sorrow
and all the stuff....
that living life makes,
and falls forgotten,
in-between the cracks,
of just.... being.

from which,
we as poets,
glean .....
words and phrases,
that cause us to,
ponder, wonder
and cogitate.

those whispers of love.
sighing, breaths and sorrows
thoughts of futures blest,
of now, i am impressed
and yester's hollow,
and yet to be put to rest.

and bring them home,
with loving care,
to nidificate....
to interweave what we
see, hear and feel... & know
into the nesting chamber
for our wordlove....
                       for our poem
the one...
not quite yet ready to....
                                 take flight.
 Sep 2014 fifi S
Joe Cole
Oh Dear
 Sep 2014 fifi S
Joe Cole
Well
I promise you it ain't much fun
To be stuck firmly by the ***
And all because some rotten creep
Put super glue on the toilet seat
48 long hours I've sat here
Firmly fixed by my tender rear
Poems scrawled on toilet rolls
Poems sad about glues hold
All I did was on that seat recline
Never thinking it was my time
To be a captive on the throne
That we all use from time to time
Oh woe is me what can I do
I only sat down for a pooh
And now my cheeks are getting sore
And I can't reach the bathroom door

To shout for help
IT might happen to YOU
 Sep 2014 fifi S
Joe Cole
Bad times
And yes also some very good times
Sunday evening was always bath time in our house
BATH TIME!!!
Well yes we had a bath
With a cold tap
But
Hot water came from a wood fired boiler in the corner
Hoping
Will it be my turn to go first tonight
Because with nine kids the rest went in two by two
So
Out with the first one then in went a saucepan full of boiling water
Then in went the rest, two in two out in with the water
But we never complained and rarely fell sick
Cooking
Mum had an old black wood fired range
On rare occasions coal if there was a little extra money
But oh what mum could do on/in that range
Come home from school and the air would be redolent with the aroma of home made bread
On the hob a great pan of bubbling rabbit stew made with veg from the garden and rabbits the older kids snared
Yes, good plain wholesome food
Television
Oh boy televion
A screen about 12 by 10 in a dark brown Bakelite case
Not new of course, we couldn't afford that
The back was permanently off so that every time it went wrong
Dad could jump up, reach inside and wiggle the valves
I'll never know to this day how he never electrocuted himself
I will never forget our toilet to my dying day
Out of the back door and turn left then in
A wooden seat under which was a large cast iron pail
Usually it was torn squares of newspaper but on special occasions
REAL toilet paper
Three times a week that pail would be taken to the veg garden and the contents buried
The following year we would have fantastic veg
Sometimes I wish I could go back to those days
 Sep 2014 fifi S
Joe Cole
A young man was laying in hospital, face covered by an oxygen mask
A young nurse comes over to give him a partial sponge bath
Young man mumbles, nurse are my testicals black
Nurse says I don't know I'm just here to sponge bath your top half
Young man, its important are my testicals black
Young nurse, well its not my job but I guess I can check
So the nurse lifts his gown and takes a look, she pokes and prods and checks everything
Young man removes the oxygen mask and says
Nurse that was absolutely amazing but all I wanted to know was

Are my test results back
 Sep 2014 fifi S
SøułSurvivør
How can a poet be
inspired
holding their

BREATH?

To breathe is needful
The option?

Death


SoulSurvivor
Catherine Jarvis
(C) September 25, 2014
I'm just going to go with
the flow!
I don't care about trending.
I just want to

BREATHE

(huge intake of air)

Ahhhhhhh!
 Sep 2014 fifi S
Erenn
Starbucks☕
 Sep 2014 fifi S
Erenn
He was reading
So was she
She was giggling
Full of glee
His heart stopped
When their eyes met
She knew it'll be the first
She would never forget

He tried to approach her
But to no avail
His heart pumped faster
He knew he would fail

She was eagerly waiting
Wondering why he didn't move
Is there something on her face?
Did something came loose?

He broke through enmity
Believing it could be more
He got up and accidentally-
Yelled his name out!
"CAN WE BE FRIENDS!?"

She laughed so loud
He thought she was like the rest
He was about to leave
When she pulled him
*"Hi, my name is …….."
(This was surprisingly based on a true story)
2 years ago to be exact:D
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