Raff Poems - Poems about Raff

Slogging Through the Riff-Raff

...Fender-bender over there,
the traffic is awful,
ain’t not space left in the lot,
that’s such a load of bull,
and the punch-in barely works,
that’s almost criminal,
this is how we all start the ...

Delusions

...
 A thousand bees never settling down,
       buzzed within his head.
    Their confused drone, into a ruffled rumble grew, 
    lengthening into frenzied drum beats,
               taking t...

Another Farage barrage

...Slewed and screwed by another Farage barrage


No longer a skewed malicious mirage

Stronger imbued with pernicious camouflage

Wronger spewed such vicious sabotage

Doom Monger crude offici...

Zen mode

...Less is more for it opens our heart’s door,
whence simply by choosing not to resist,
blissful in the boat God Himself does oar,
free from mundane riff-raff, no to-do list,
in staid stillness, we ...

Strayed Sheep - William Holman Hunt

...
Straying away from the straight path
in search of sumptuous grass, 
Me and my friends meander to the mountain top
on a crisp clear sunny day, 
The cottony white clouds mirror our soft tufts...

No Expectations

...Can a song be so sad it becomes beautiful?

A record listened to with such incessance
Its needle scratches and wobbles
Becomes desperate new notes for the melody?
The song unrecognizable to the ...

The Ocean is a Wild Beast

...The ocean is a wild beast that I approach cautiously.
I submit to its undertow. It makes me laugh expansively.
I dive in, never turn my back, never quite relaxing.
It wants to rush at me, my ir...

The Potion

...First, you need to mix the potion.
You must read the instructions very carefully
You don’t want to be summoning up any old witch.
So make sure it’s the October manual.
Especially as we know what ...

I Just Want a Taste

...Cat Café had an extraordinary chef, Raff McRayley
Pick your own fish, he told his customers daily
I can fillet them, fry them, sauté’ them or dry them.
Daddy Cat said, “I just want a taste, I want...

Luanda 1974

...Luanda 1975

It was a fraught time in Luanda, the rebel army (freedom fighters)
was closing in on Luanda, leaving civilians exposed
to rape, murder and pillage.
The Portuguese army had dastardly...

Prophet

...A thousand bees never settling down,
buzzed within his head.
Their confused drone, into a ruffled rumble grew, 
lengthening into frenzied drumbeats,
taking the might of roaring waves
...

Advanced Nouvelle Cuisine

...He did his hash slinger training
Then with a couple of his mates
Set up this high class restaurant 
Where they didn’t bother with plates,
Just bits of brickkies rubble,
Guttering and such,
Jam ...

Four Cafes

...Riotous revellers' laughter drifts up from their apricot lit late night haunts, four cafes are notoriously avoided venues for overindulgent consumption of alcohol. 

 Across the street, from my thi...

No Politickin' In Soup Creek

...The oldest citizen of Soup Creek, Nopaul E. Ticks, posed to show his support for the town council's ban on politicians.

I hear that nasty Trump feller, wants to stump in Soup Creek.
He wro...

Clerihew Latrec

...Henri de Touulouse -Latrec
a painter with a body a wreck
Known for mixing with riff-raff
in local bars  & 'caff'...

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