Long Settee Poems

IT’S A MAD WORLD In a Lancashire Accent.

I went to the Confectioners today, there was a long queue outside, a metre apart, and it had started to rain. 
The assistant behind the counter had shiny...

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Spawned from the loins that 
Perpetuated the loyal serfs mongrel
Seed:-
These peoples of a conditioned and
"Resigned-To-it-all" breed.
Born into the enveloping tedium
Of interlocking days...Interwoven
With interlocking days -
Victims of stark circumstance
And vague promises unmade.
Gregariously living out their lives
When...

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Lyrics of Bigflo & Oli's hit song, Dommage: “T’is a Pity!” Translated by T. Wignesan

https://bigfloetoli.lnk.to/LaVraieVie

(Two brothers: Florian (the elder with the “Big” prefix) and Olivio ORDONEZ, born and raised in music from an early age...

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In her soul she exposes naked memories and lust for life

          A rebel conceived in a flash of pure passion

      ...

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Strange nights, starry eyes 
a little something to keep me going
no I don't lack in surprise
or modesty
and yet if honesty was a commodity
I'd surely be rich and living it up
or dead in a ditch for...

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Oh God! thank you for giving me all that I have.
But bring me something different!

Good morning, good day, see you soon.
Oh how nice to hear you,  to meet you.
Thanks for the nice evening, the...

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Second Home by Rob Barratt

An escape from the rat race. 
Life lived at a slower pace
An idyllic setting they won’t be letting
The cottage slumbers , 
Like the electricity meter numbers
It’s early March. 
The house is...

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A Bullet For Darling Daughter's Mother
I should of listened to my gut feeling from what my eyes told me about you. From what I saw you looked like, the cheap disposable type. A trashy kind...

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Second Home by Rob Barratt

An escape from the rat race. 
Life lived at a slower pace
An idyllic setting they won’t be letting
The cottage slumbers , 
Like the electricity meter numbers
It’s early March. 
The house is...

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Little spider dear
Why did you make home here
It's flyless I'm sure
Not due to you, but my efforts more

Why not get involved in the action
Of cultivating wing mirror traction
They do so very well indeed
If they can...

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After years here in the city with the constant traffic flow,
and the daily grind all based on work to have the coffers grow
or keep the kids in school and provide for what is middle class,
there...

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A Memory
By Sy Roth


It didn’t come in like an invading horde of Mongols astride their horses.
It came like a Siren whispering a sweet song, blowing soft winds in my ear.

The old woman sat on her...

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I saw the officious black car drive off from my house as I entered the street.
 I will never forget the date.
 It was the first day of September,
 in fact I have cursed that...

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Mum really likes her Moggy. 
The cats her pride and joy. 
I swear to God it"s pampered, 
much more than US her boys! 

The cat it understands this, 
and goes out of its way. 
To...

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We struggled along damp, smoke-filled streets;
leaves still summer green, 
a chilly breeze rustling some, turned golden early 
in anticipation of the fall.
Neil at one end of the log; 
me at the other.

Occasionally we paused our...

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On some English grass
On a piece of land forever England
Warriors of the realm
Take holy orders, on their Fathers grave
To defend the honour of their local pub
For this is the noble art of Sunday league Football

The...

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You know what I bought this bed sofa the other day
          It was the sort for a lofa,yeah it was blue and grey
   ...

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Darkness covers the sky high up
Listening to the beat of the house
I project my heart to feel the sound
A whole music entity is harbored therein
As light is brought into the house
It fills the night with...

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‘MY BROKEN HEART’
Poem to Richard Madeley and Judy Finnegan

Here is my heart, broken in two.
Because I lost my chance to appear with you. 
The greatest chance of my life, I’ve ever had,
To talk about my...

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SMOKEY THE CURIOUS CAT

Through all his years he was such fun,
Companion, Friend, and more;
Adventure was his middle name,
And I was never bored,

As long as Smokey was around,
He'd brighten up the day.
He'd snuggle, cuddle, kiss and...

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SMOKEY THE CURIOUS CAT

Through all his years he was such fun,
Companion, Friend, and more;
Adventure was his middle name,
And I was never bored,

As long as Smokey was around,
He'd brighten up the day.
He'd snuggle, cuddle, kiss and...

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I have a friend, he lives nearby,
a little more than just a mile.
We watch a game, both Ted and I, 
its been like this for quite a while.

I visited, the other day,
since I was loosely...

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RELATIVELY TRICKY

I needed to choose six relatives
To form a “bubble” plus me.
I wanted to celebrate Christmas
During Covid restrictions you see.

All right, I know that makes seven,
One more than there ought to be.
But, if the police...

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with whispers she makes shadows all hold hands
the West wind turns it's back at her command.
With one cold glance the daisies lose their leaves
she holds nature in her thrall, she believes.
Making potions in a jar...

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Spring cleaning
Here in good time;
Cold rain outside

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Change redecorates
New whim and fancy;
December comes

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Daydreams curl
Settee slumber;
Airy posture

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Words ooze
Nothing odd;
Blank gaze hollow

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Distant echoes
Cat day dreaming;
Walkway bench

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Page leaves
Ink stains dry;
Verse scripts curl

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Family meal
Loving hands set;
Soul food spread

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Headache pains
Pin pricks...

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