Best Englishman Poems

He made no move at all 
As the alarm clock went off. 
But ten minutes later, 
It was obvious he was awake. 
He lifted himself out of bed 
And went towards the bathroom.
He shaved himself 
With a Gillette Techmatic 
After having sploshed himself 
With a...

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I smell the blood of an Englishman
fresh from the womb--- umbilical snip.
Ingloriously clad, illegitimate lad,
appointed for leadership.

I smell the blood of an Englishman,
and, lo, his enemies are slain.
High on the saddle, mighty in battle,
as England's new king he would reign.

I smell the blood of an...

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Thomas Paine - an
Englishman 

Maybe the best
American

Long and well before
all the fat folks
who live there now

Spoke of national
institutions 
of churches whether
jewish christian or
muslim or other
nonsense

Schemes seeming to
him be no more than
human inventions,
set up to terrify
and enslave mankind
to monopolize for
power...

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The Englishman left a note.
From there he was afloat.
Of all the stars he saw,
Nothing more dropped his jaw
Than the memory of a life long lived.
And a note that wondered what he did.

Love is a long song.
It will tell you when you are wrong.
So while you...

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An Englishman went to Qatar
For the football and bants in the bar
I'm here and I'm *****
And I'm after a beer!
He said. Oh. All together now. Ah

© Gail Foster 18th November 2022...

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