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Milk and a biscuit. A poem.

Inspired by the night time ritual with my children. “A glass of milk, alone, is a splendid treat. A biscuit, solo, tastes oh so sweet. There must have been a time when milk and biscuit were sister and brother because when taken together they complement one another. Just before bed they can help you sleep.”Continue reading “Milk and a biscuit. A poem.”

Return to Sorrento. A poem.

This is a poem by the Irish comedian Spike Milligan. I first saw it in his book “The Little Pot Boiler”. This poem has always stuck in my mind after first reading it around 1977. Return to Sorrento “I must go down to the sea again; to the lonely sea and the sky; I leftContinue reading “Return to Sorrento. A poem.”

The Jolly Swagman. A poem.

There was a jolly swagman camped by a billabong, under the shade of a coolibah tree. And he sang as he sat as he waited ’til his billy boiled “Who’ll come a waltzing Matilda with me?” The swagman was arrested and they charged him with vagrancy, the loggers chopped down the coolibah tree. And onceContinue reading “The Jolly Swagman. A poem.”

Bath time for baby. A poem.

It’s time for your bath baby Joshua. Put you in the tub for a washua. Scrub scrub scrub your little botua. Until you are nice and clean Joshua.

Beep beep!

I like to drive my car. I can go fast and I can go far. But I must remember to put fuel in otherwise I stop still until the engine gets its drink.

Oh Mrs. Sasquatch

Please Mrs. Sasquatch tell me why your feet are so big? Please Mrs. Sasquatch tell me where you buy your shoes? Living in the woods you would need a stout walking boot. Or maybe a Wellington up to your knee. Then if you stood on a broken branch or sharp twig. It wouldn’t hurt youContinue reading “Oh Mrs. Sasquatch”

Another attempt at a poem.

Howdy partner the cowboys said. Six guns, hats and neckerchiefs of red. They rode the range for many a year, moving cows from there to here. Whiskey drinking, God fearing, poker playing men of the West.

A silly poem.

In and out and up and down and twice around and through. This is how far I’d go to show my love for you.

Poetry, an attempt.

I like poetry mostly. I like funny poems best. I was introduced to Spike Milligan’s work when I was about 10 years old and enjoyed it a lot. I find, these days, I don’t have enough time for reading of anything so I intend to change that. I thought of a friend I haven’t seenContinue reading “Poetry, an attempt.”