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paul sheridan
6h
Untitled
paul sheridan
6h
Untitled
why the tattoos?
you were never simply
a blank canvas
a ****** masterpiece,
upon which you’ve allowed someone
to scrawl
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6h
· 20
over lunch
paul sheridan
6h
over lunch
in the pub, reading
someone says why would you read in
the pub
it beats talking
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7h
· 24
that’s annoying
paul sheridan
7h
that’s annoying
rushed to the late night shop
but too late
it was shut
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7h
· 16
clever git
paul sheridan
7h
clever ***
asked the bloke in the
market
where his apples were from
he said trees
said I just wanted to
know if they’re local
he said
they’re trees, mate
they tend
not to travel
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1d
· 56
modern day politics
paul sheridan
1d
modern day politics
apparently the geese in russia
are bigger than the pyramids in egypt
now that’s proper gander
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1d
· 32
poem in Sainsbury’s
paul sheridan
1d
poem in Sainsbury’s
old woman holding up the queue
as she fumbles for her purse
was once more beautiful than you
and far more fitting for a verse
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1d
· 39
a poem takes a surprising turn of events
paul sheridan
1d
a poem takes a surprising turn of events
been together
for
so long
she says
I’m off ..
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1d
· 35
two old chaps at the bar
paul sheridan
1d
two old chaps at the bar
accepting that I drink too much
is one thing,
but how about another?
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2d
· 74
didn’t break your heart
paul sheridan
2d
didn’t break your heart
your heart is just a pump, love
and if I broke that
you’d be dead, but you’re not ..
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2d
· 19
ennui ..
paul sheridan
2d
ennui ..
write poems on beer mats in the pub
they’re not particularly good
but it passes an afternoon
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2d
· 39
whatever ..
paul sheridan
2d
whatever ..
could tell you were disappointed,
but then,
you tell it so much better ..
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2d
bloody hell
paul sheridan
2d
*******
used to hit the keys
on that old type writer
until it eventually gave in
and said what I wanted
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2d
· 59
another bleary sort of morning
paul sheridan
2d
another bleary sort of morning
it’s here
your
underwear
you left
it ..
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2d
above the city
paul sheridan
2d
above the city
I want to hear your voice
above all else, so shout, my
love, shout my love !
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4d
· 25
london tube
paul sheridan
4d
london tube
you get that little puff
of air
as the tube train doors
open
it’s no wonder they
gasp
those ghosts who drag open
the doors
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4d
· 36
my wife has always dressed beautifully
paul sheridan
4d
my wife has always dressed beautifully
watching you pull up
your tights as I
lie beneath the quilt in the half
light of the morning
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5d
Untitled
paul sheridan
5d
Untitled
think you have right
on your side, try spending time with
a few of the
wrong people entirely, darling ..
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6d
· 48
and what am I doing
paul sheridan
6d
and what am I doing
sitting in the pub
thinking of my wife at
home half past
four in the afternoon
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6d
· 75
strangers on a bus
paul sheridan
6d
strangers on a bus
writing a poem on the bus
and the elderly woman sitting next to me
says oh, is it about us
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6d
· 42
sorry, they’re all out
paul sheridan
6d
sorry, they’re all out
got you a lettuce
hope you like it
it’s as crisp and green
as an apple ..
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6d
· 31
not hooked
paul sheridan
6d
not hooked
caught a fish in the pond
although it later transpired
it had every right to be there
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6d
· 39
night out
paul sheridan
6d
night out
got a kebab on the way home
could tell it was on the way home
it looked knackered
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6d
· 39
Untitled
paul sheridan
6d
Untitled
not having felt great for
ages one somewhat ..
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6d
· 215
you never know
paul sheridan
6d
you never know
threw it aside
thinking of course
a poem is never
as good as
it might have been,
though ..
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7d
· 24
thanks, mate
paul sheridan
7d
thanks, mate
watched an old bloke on the train
struggle to open a packet
of sandwiches and offered him a hand
which he gratefully ate
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7d
· 15
Untitled
paul sheridan
7d
Untitled
apparently thought
is out of fashion is all
about how you feel
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Jul 2
· 49
I know you didn’t mean to interrupt
paul sheridan
Jul 2
I know you didn’t mean to interrupt
life can end
in a second, love
I’m just writing
a poem
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Jul 2
· 8
night night
paul sheridan
Jul 2
night night
city at night is like myself
as a child
afraid to turn off
the lights
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Jul 2
· 11
not up to you ..
paul sheridan
Jul 2
not up to you ..
she said
you must hate me
I said
you can’t make me ..
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Jul 2
· 15
hackney
paul sheridan
Jul 2
hackney
want to inhale
the very scent of
of the city?
try the back seat
of a taxi ..
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Jul 1
· 34
polite ..
paul sheridan
Jul 1
polite ..
there’s a few of us
going out tonight
if you’re interested
of course I am you
must tell me all about it
in the morning ..
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Jul 1
· 20
disappointment
paul sheridan
Jul 1
disappointment
I want to read
my book
why are you
looking at me
like that ?
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Jul 1
· 28
note to self
paul sheridan
Jul 1
note to self
try writing about something
other than yourself
who actually cares?
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Jun 30
· 38
but it was funny
paul sheridan
Jun 30
but it was funny
remember when your foot sank in
the mud and you lost your
shoe and I laughed and you never
forgave me? alright, I’m sorry ..
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Jun 30
· 56
sighs ..
paul sheridan
Jun 30
sighs ..
told as a boy if you cut a worm in half
half of it survives
but we’re not worms
boys just put down your knives
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Jun 29
· 30
a photo, circa 1967
paul sheridan
Jun 29
a photo, circa 1967
a girl in slacks
a cigarette
agape
a grape
aggrieved
relieved
and yet ..
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Jun 29
· 25
Untitled
paul sheridan
Jun 29
Untitled
can’t sleep
and so I write
doubly cursed
am I at night
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Jun 29
· 49
looking back
paul sheridan
Jun 29
looking back
we are
not what
we were
we ever?
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Jun 29
· 29
oh, she cited a previous engagement
paul sheridan
Jun 29
oh, she cited a previous engagement
he bought
her a ring
but she
didn’t
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Jun 29
· 34
life’s full of surprises
paul sheridan
Jun 29
life’s full of surprises
things seldom
occur the way
one expects too much,
of course
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Jun 29
· 53
night, a vignette
paul sheridan
Jun 29
night, a vignette
the upstairs window
looks out across the city
a figure peers back ..
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Jun 29
· 21
Untitled
paul sheridan
Jun 29
Untitled
alright I’m the worst poet you’ve
ever read
I mean what do you want
me to say ?
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Jun 28
· 6
and beyond all the bluster
paul sheridan
Jun 28
and beyond all the bluster
a small bird sings
in the wind in the
trees in the wind
a small bird sings
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Jun 28
· 19
rainy day pub lunch
paul sheridan
Jun 28
rainy day pub lunch
drizzle at the
bar grey
as muzzy
print
from your
morning paper
droplets of
ink
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Jun 28
· 170
felled
paul sheridan
Jun 28
felled
hid a poem in a tree in
the woods
but they cut it down
to just a couple of words
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Jun 28
· 65
quite
paul sheridan
Jun 28
quite
quite like the calm appraisal
historians bring to the past
supplying a little distance
to that which is actually vast ..
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Jun 27
· 31
never mind the music
paul sheridan
Jun 27
never mind the music
what do I want played
at my funeral?
charades
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Jun 27
· 76
let me tell you a secret
paul sheridan
Jun 27
let me tell you a secret
I’d willingly take you
into my confidence
if I had any
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Jun 26
· 46
nonsense verse
paul sheridan
Jun 26
nonsense verse
suggested a picnic
she said good idea
I’ll make the sandwiches
I said no, let them
decide for themselves
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Jun 26
· 33
homage to edward lear
paul sheridan
Jun 26
homage to edward lear
only ever known two women whose
feet I found attractive
and one I married -
don’t know what happened to the
other three ..
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