Why have I started sending out poetry? To be truthful I got fed up with typing ‘Have a great day etc.’ and I thought the poetry might cheer you up a bit. This one is based on fact.
PETER (aged five) to GRANDMA
Grandma! Can you knit me A jumper that’s just right, The body not too long, The neck not too tight? I don’t want it to my knees - Or halfway up my chest, Should you stop about my waist? I think that would be best. But should you get it wrong And it doesn’t fit me right I’ll still love you grandma And kiss you every night.
I wonder how many grandmas have been in this situation.
A lot of friends’ asked how many poems have I had published. Well I’ve had over 70 poems published in various UK magazines. The following one won first prize in a competition for a poem which had to include the words ‘slippers and pipe’.
MY SLIPPERS AND I
I’ve seen crabs with nippers Dolphins with flippers Plus smoked fish that mongers call kippers.
I’ve seen ships known as clippers Piloted by skippers All out at sea with day-trippers.
Though the best sight of all, that I can recall, Is me - with my pipe and my slippers.
My wife is semi invalided, so I do the cooking and cleaning in the house. This morning I’ve got the roast in the over and my other jobs done, so while I wait for roast to cook, I thought I’d send one of my published poems to all my friends.
RECIPE FOR A POEM By John A Silkstone
Weigh a few words of two or more Add breaking lines to tease Stir in a message or metaphor Plus a rhythm that rhymes with ease Bake with mental expressions galore Then serve with a blending to please.
