yo ho ho

Yo ho ho said Santa
to the poor boy on his knee
what shall we bring to you
whisper it to me
I want my mum to be healthy
go to work and be able
to stay fit for a working day
to put food on the table
I want to have some heating
affordable for us all
with out a rip off meter
that eats money on the wall
decent rented housing
would certainly lift the gloom
as long as we aren't penalised
for an extra room
I would like some open spaces
where I can safely play
and my dad to earn every year
what a banker earns a day

approved bankers presents

There is trouble in the North Pole
recession is on the move
so Santa is giving presents
that only bankers would approve


if you have rich parents
that have money to invest
you will get all you want
on your sixteen page request


if you have poor parents
with no prospects of getting better
you will pay for your presents
and be charged for your letter


if you are the middling sort
hard working in endurance
you will get bugger all

but be sold no gift insurance

busy people

they walked passed his window

he watched them come and go

the busy busy people

hurrying to and fro

too busy to watch the stars above

or watch the flowers grow

those busy busy people

nobody wants to know


those busy busy people

trying to live and sell

walking past the ground floor flat

without a front door bell

nobody knocked on the door

to check if all is well

now there are accusation

reporters want to tell

too busy people didn't look

till the corpse began to smell

Harlequin

In the square a Harlequin

made up gaudily

dancing for the public

moving easily

telling jokes and silly rhyme

singing silly songs

about bad politicians

and dreams that went wrong

he sang of mass corruption

of bankers and their greed

he sang of bulging orphanages

inmates in desperate need

he sang his most heartfelt song

of how life could be

so they arrested him and tried him

and hung him from a tree

sparky signal

Sparky arrived and bowed his head

In his hand a signal read

The captain told him to read aloud

Sparky started with head bowed

Your wife has died the signal said

How should they now treat the dead?

Should she be interned in the ground?

With a noble headstone found

Or was his wish to be cremation

With ashes scattered to the nation

Was it his want in memory?

To have his wife buried at sea

The captain stood with knowing glances

Do them all……….., take no chances

idiot hunter

You should have a hobby in your spare time

Get out more and stop writing rhyme

You should be more like me you know

Always on the hunt always on the go

“What is that you do that keeps you fit”

I hunt for idiots and love every bit

“Idiot hunting that I’ve not heard

To me that hobby seems pretty absurd”

The collectors international association

That collects idiots from every nation

They catalogue and write about so free

Their intrinsic logical stupidity

“What is an idiot how can you tell?”

They talk in cliques not very well

They always brag about driving fast

Good times that were had in the past

Sporting facts they can quickly relate

Dismantle cars on their first date

Buying fast food to save washing up

Drinking brandy from a tea cup

Spending most nights in a garden shed

Trying to fix a mower passed as dead

Has intricate knowledge of parking lots

For classic cars they have the hots

Freely give unasked for poor advice

Most descriptive word used is nice

“Why is my friend looking at me?

All’s well that ends well apparently

At the end of the day all being equal

Discussing Ford Cortina’s and the sequel

Two hours from Edinburgh to Newcastle

Could be faster but would be a hassle

Parking in Newcastle I could go on for hours

Lacking multi-storey car parking towers

My friend is leaving his visit overdue

I advise don’t do anything I wouldn't do

My friend’s ticking boxes and smiling with glee

I think the idiot hunter’s just bagged me

Children's prayers

Around the world before they sleep

Little children in prayer they creep

A conversion between god and child

In supplication gentle and mild

Please God save mum daddy and me

From islands concerns for rising sea

In African drought and poverty

Children pray for food constantly

From rich lands you would expect joy

Habitually ask for the latest toy

Old building for orphanages used

They pray for ending of the abuse

what do you see

What do you see, when eyes are closed
Trying to sleep at night
Uncertainty and cowardice
Those demons that you fight
Or the fire of the explosion
That took the right eyes sight
Trusting faces of dying men
convinced that you are right
What do you see?


Destructive jokes and snigger
done behind a cruel hand
Mission statement by the planners
you could not understand
The ambush on the open road
forced you to make a stand
Dead that stay with the living thought
were once yours to command
What do you see?



The importance of the hem length
the colour of the year
Hearty comfort and perception

found in strong drugs and beer
Crowded streets of dread and tension
and lonely roads of fear
Rages and the long silence spells
shut out those once were near
What do we see?

a present for Sammy

Laying on the ground

outside Sammy mouse's door

is a large blue shiny orb

that’s not been seen before

It wasn't there yesterday

or the day before

slug says its a present

so fine it has no flaw

must have come from far away

not seen on this shore

a gift for something Sammy did

many years before

Snail said it was carried

must have been by coach

a coach so rich and glistening

the poor folk can't approach

so it must travelled by night

so the poor could not encroach

hedge hog said it had a guard

to clear peasants from the road

with Hussars and lancers

said the helpful toad

it must have travelled over sea

by ship and carefully stowed

it must have had an armada

of escorting craft

said the helpful water vole

not meaning to sound daft

a present from an emperor

from rich lands over sea

for an act that Sammy did

I wonder what it could be

Then Sammy opened his door

his friends wanted to know

what he did for an Emperor

so many years ago

then down flew a black bird

took her egg and flew away

it was not present for Sammy

just an egg that went astray