Not again!! Not again!!2022 to 3 to 4 to...How do they do it?One passing the torchTo the next in a splitRunners in a four by one hundredBlazing past meWithout warningWithout pausingOnly moving ever forwardIn ever-expanding concentric circlesAnd dragging meRight alongKickin'Screamin'"LET GO OF ME! LET!" I wanna stay behindThere are things in the old year still … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #113
Be wild or bewildered Who knew jet lag could triggerA pangA longing to return homeWho knew he would bewilder Or was it a prankA way to befuddle us? On Day 3 while lunching at Taco BellHe panicked on seeing its "liberty bell"The dangling rope 'neath promising a free tollFor any itchy-fingered customerOur friend bolted out … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #111
Here in Devonport I can’t believe it’s true So let’s go walk the hill Up North Head Historic Reserve Til we hit the Gunbattery spot Here in Devonport I can't believe it's trueGazing across the top of the maungauika While dazzling diamonds all around us On Cheltenham Beach and bay Beckons in the noonday hot … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #110
Jam 'n' Hop Jam 'n' HopTil the sweet beats dropEvery night that first month of orientation for every freshmanNewly-minted successful ones. I don't consider myself to be one of them. In factI don't even know how I'll keep up with themSo Jam 'n' HopNo, don't tell me to stopIt's my sweet spotOut there on the … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #109
Day and Night DayShe wanted everything safeShe wanted everything the same NightHe wanted to experience the painHe wanted to go against the grain DayShe wanted warm sunshineShe wanted joy and peacetime NightHe wanted the eerie moonlightHe wanted wistful by midnight DayShe hated to say goodbyeHe wanted her to fly NightHe hated to say he was … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #108
Equip or Eviscerate? Now that I have your attentionTell me once and for allPutting me through schoolAll these many yearsWhat on earth was it for? Cos when I put forth my viewsThat came aboutBecause I took time to study and readYou turn on me and tell meI'm being disrespectful and I know Nothing. When you … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #107
Rockin' in my car I'mRockin' in my car! Fleetwood Mac Niall Horan. Music across time unites.In my eardrums Rockin' in my car. A master of my domain. With doors firmly locked. I'm in another plain Rockin' in my car. I don't want to stop. Rain pouring outside.That'll be my excuse For what's out there but … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #106
November Rain Pitter patter pitter patterA constant pommelingpoundingStriking my window pane relentlesslyLike it's determined to barge in This thunderstorm delivers the chillLike the wind that hits my face each time I open the freezerThis rain keeps me awake, coweringThis rain keeps me under the covers My son just jumped into bed with us He hates … Continue reading My (November) Monday Metrical Musings #105
What I lose each passing minute What I lose each passing minuteIs a sense of the divineAs my hairline slowly recedesLike the lonesome evening tide What I lose each passing minute Is the sense I'm still right hereThat I matter and have a voiceJust waiting for someone to hear What I lose each passing minuteIs … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #104
Attention What holds my son's attention? Sometimes I think I knowBuses, double-deckers, three-door carriagesHighway LED panels overhead Flashing "ROAD WORKS AHEAD!"Transport is in his blood, holding sway. Sometimes I think I don't knowWhy numbers should be orderedThe way that he insistsThat answers to multiple-choice questions Must give equal exposureTo every numeral Sometimes I think I … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #103
