Hello again!

As promised - here is the second "single" from my new book of poems : MUGSHOTS.

As I wrote in the book itself...

"It's a silly, but true poem… I’ve read a couple of biographies lately – (esp. the Kenneth Williams diaries) which I gave up on in his later years because the entries became too depressing… And so I had my inspiration! I don’t always skip the end of biographies though, please note – I recently reached the end of one about Andy Warhol and that can hardly be described as great fun towards the end. But at least I got there! My friend Dan seemed to approve of the concept and especially noted the motorised puma line as a favourite – I think that line sort of came about by mistake actually!!!"

I am happy to announce that I am currently working on another dozen or so poems for the next collection, which is tentatively entitled: POETIQUETTE. Completed poems so far include ANTHONY'S SOCKS and WON'T STAY SWEET FOREVER... More details as they come about.

Once again, MUGSHOTS is available for £5 + £1 P&P and further details are available by mailing me at shyyeti@yahoo.co.uk

Thanks! Enjoy the poem.

Paul x

I CAN’T BEAR THE END…
(BIOGRAPHICAL WORK)


I just CAN’T bear the end of biographical work…
No, they just crack me up…
Make me sob…
Go berserk!
I CAN’T bear to hear –
How things all went to pot!
How folk once were successful -
And then they were not…
How the smiles once were bright…
Accolades from afar…
Until one day, mown down…
By a cross-dressing Tsar…
Death by motorised Puma…
Or mean Billy Goat…
Badly mauled by a field mouse…
Which went for the throat…
Oh, I flick through the pages –
I go speeding on through…
But still slow near the end…
Because it simply won’t do!
No, I can’t bear to read…
Of those sad later years…
So I stop when they’re happy…
And neither dead nor in tears…
No, I CAN’T bear the end of biographical tome…
All distraught on the sofa…
When I’m reading at home…