Long Toffees Poems

'The Journey'

Sight.
Sound.
Smell.
Taste.

The trains,
the tracks,
the rush, the haste.

The sweeties and toffees,
newspapers and coffees,

Cases and bags, e-cigs and fags,
pasty and tanned, iphone in hand,

The people who come and the people who go
and the Taxis that wait, as...

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T'was the week before Christmas, as I watched the live stream
I could hardly believe what I could see on my screen.
With Manchester losing to Norwich two one,
We could keep our top spot if we held...

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I knew it was coming up to Christmas when Mom started to stress
About the lack of money and if she could get us all a new dress
I knew it was Christmas Eve when we left...

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ITs another Halloween 
There are groups walking the street
Looking happy with themselves 
And their stash from trick or treat 

We’ve got toffees by the door 
And a bag of lollipops 
I’ve taped up the letterbox
To...

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If Ever I Had A Country...(Continued) : LXVII - LXVIII 

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when i came into this world, 
i was embraced by my parents
and was lying
in my mom's lap curled

they were very happy
as i was theiir first child
they were thanking the almighty, 
looked at me n smiled

small...

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From the dungeons depths 
Our canary friend had nothing much left 
Speaking like everything was all right 
Invited candy toffees in for a bite 
This was not a keen thing to do 
One score for...

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Sight.
Sound.
Smell.
Taste.
The trains.
The tracks.
The rush, the haste.
The sweeties and toffees,
Newspapers and coffees,
Cases and bags, e-cigs and fags,
Pasty and tanned, iphone in hand,
The people who come and the people who go
And the Taxis that wait, as you...

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They met at Star Bucks
Ordered two coffees
She wanted a muffin
The ones that have no more than three toffees

They sat away from the crowd
Where they did not have to talk loud
He wanted to tell her of...

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Ye Olde Sweet Shoppe

Let's take a journey back in time to the 1900's
when children would delight in regular visits to
their sweet shop in England, they had a large
range of lollies and their eyes would all...

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i love to eat, it is my dream to eat and eat, 
and while the tastes, to heaven take, I fry 
up half a pound of hake, but that is nothing 
my lips to take,...

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Whilst sat on my sofa watching TV I think, ooh I fancy a snack

So I treat myself to a biscuit or two and before I know it I've had the whole pack


Whilst engrossed in my...

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All Hallows’ Evening

     Dear kids, Hello! And All Hallows, now in party
     Play-fun: Enjoy! Taste best toffees, sweet sour candy.
     Movies funny, never...

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TAKING STOCK

“STOCK” – the bits and pieces of accumulated this and that – with tags!
Strings of memories, and far off debt, and a sea of medicinal prescriptions rustling
In a cobweb bound table draw which needs...

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WHATEVER    YOU    SAY    DEAR



                She said,  you don’t even listen...

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Junior school

Years gone by and we are all still fools 
For the silly things we laughed at school
Farting and burping and breaking the rules
Making large bubble gum circles whilst swimming in the local pool
Playing tennis...

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Dreams are dreams
                    Cooler and then ice-creams
         ...

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Pick & Mix
 

Oh Frank. W. Woolworths what have you done,

You have taken away all of the fun.

Buying the traditional Pick & Mix,

Was a yearly ritual like the turkey and stuffing mix,

Trying to cram as...

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I crave sticky butter mint balls

Liquorice allsorts from the candy stalls
Orange smarties,  my  favourite treat
Violet crumbles I just love to eat
English toffees for me to masticate

Chocolate drops make me salivate
Aniseed balls would paint...

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Ribbons, balloons, toffees and cakes
Nice celebration all that makes
Satiating food and desserts to follow
No celebration ever should go hollow

Long time friends arrive to meet and greet
to reassure, land stays beneath our feet
Golden times and memories...

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SPURSY

Picture a bride kissing the groom,
While Tottenham Hotspur watch us bloom.
Winning titles ain't their va va voom  

Because that's definitely not Spursy,
Their club history is so topsy-turvy,
While our trophy cabinet is too stuffy,
Filled with...

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Ice Cream Companions An Acrostic by James E Lee Sr.


Indefatigable brownies ingest eaten with chocolate cake.
Chewy candies treat nuts and cherries.
English toffees mixed in milk and cream boysenberries?

Crude digests absorb ate to fast brain freeze.
Red...

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