As an Englishman's home
is his castle,
I abide in my own abode
part and parcel,
but as I'm always being told,
by the trouble and strife
(Cockney for 'wife'),
how to behave
in my own house,
whenever the rules I waive,
I must ask, I have to say,
"Why am I not Lord
of all that which I survey?"
Categories:
englishman, england, home, how i
Form: Rhyme
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 Englishman,
the odor of bloat and remorse.
With moans and cries, no more he'd arise;
The clock is a powerful force.
I smell the blood of an Englishman;
William's vigor flows through my veins.
His blood is my own, line of the throne---
one of more than five million names.
6-30-23
Categories:
englishman, baby, family, history, humanity,
Form: Rhyme
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
Categories:
englishman, culture, discrimination, drink, football,
Form: Limerick
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 walk through wicked whispers
And into the right of laughter-light
Know, that a note flits through the night.
It turns out
You are your
Brother's daughter.
Categories:
englishman, beautiful, family, life,
Form: Couplet
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
Categories:
englishman, america, religion, truth,
Form: Free verse