A poem about a mug. No joke. God bless things multifunctional and things that bring us glee like my favourite mug - it can hold a KitKat as well as gallons of tea
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Sod it - let's post three in a day. This is another one I wrote on a course a few weeks back. I hold you you’re barely a minute old all eyes, screams and unfounded dreams wrapped tight like a sushi roll you’re ten million karats of gold I can’t bear to put down I want to raise you above my head parade you around the town but before I burst out the chorus of The Circle of Life your mother smiles, sighs and says “Al....not tonight.” even if I can’t present you to everyone like a king I’ll just have to give you the world and much more my everything Might as well keep this ball rolling... sugar-soaked in Snapchat sepia
our expressions embellished like squashed licorice a sticky tattoo on tattered sleeves an exhibition of adolescence smiles that should split our faces sore bearing chattered gnashers gnawed from student anxieties stained from library coffee and polished by budget toothpaste our salted skin doused in vodka and coke – making the memory sweeter with bar-time brothers oblivious to the incoming traffic I remember hearing the Wednesday swansong “Don’t look back in anger” I rarely do It's been a while...so let's post some stuff I've written recently. This one came from another awesome course I've taken with The Poetry School (can't recommend their courses enough). The aim was to write about an emotional moment but in the most factual and non-descriptive way possible. Here's my effort.... it’s evening the rain is heavy lamplights on a cul-de-sac inside a bedroom he feeds her chocolate from the bedside table already broken up into little squares the crumbs melt into the carpet her eyes wander around the room she communicates through nods and tired smiles hours pass others enter and leave asking if they could help or if she needed anything she gives off a dry cough before clicking her tongue twice he closes her eyes and leaves to tell others We have finally arrived to the epic (okay maybe not) conclusion of this three part series. You can remind yourselves of what's come beforehand in in Part 1 and Part 2. But for those who have, let's crack on. Ballad of a Hero – Kate Tempest I have already given high praise for Tempest in one of my first blogs, but “Ballad of a Hero” is a great one to learn for its emotion and rhythm. It’s one you can feel the hurt and suffering in for all the characters involved: the inconsolable father, the distraught mother and the innocent child. Tempest performs it superbly – dig around for it on YouTube and you’ll find yourself a poetic treat. A Subaltern’s Love Song – John Betjeman This is a poem about hot days in the South London sun and a flustering middle class romance – and in my mind – one of the best poems of the 20th century. It tells the tale of a man besotted by a tennis player. Sure I’ve seen this tale before in a rather average rom-com.... The Charge of the Light Brigade – Alfred Lord Tennyson This is another one that stuck with me from when I did LAMDA classes at school. The theme that hung onto me when I learnt this was blind optimism, 600 soldiers trying to cheat death in the field of battle. It’s basically 300, but a bit less heroic. Prayer – Carol Ann Duffy I’ve never been an avid reader of Duffy’s work but I do enjoy this sonnet (yes it is an English sonnet – look closely children) for its smart rhyme and rhythm. It’s a poem to hold dear and remind you that we have a lot to be thankful for. Like a fresh wedge of cake on Sunday afternoons....mmm cake. Nightsong – Adrian Henri
Inspired by Lord Byron’s “We'll go no more a-roving”, this is just a nice poem to read out loud, despite it being about reminiscing the good times with an ex. Okay if you are going through a break-up, don’t learn this one by heart. Seriously. I don’t want to be blamed for rekindling thoughts of your failed relationship! Coffee in Heaven – John Agard A short and sweet poem to finish this list. I’ve added it not just because Agard recites it as a sweet little song, but also because its about coffee. I like coffee. Especially when I am writing. And now I’m craving coffee at 9pm....and cake dammit! And there’s my list of 20. What did you make of it? Have a missed out anything so glaringly obvious that it makes you want to slap me in my sleep? Then drop a comment and let me know what you think. |
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