SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW...Hello beasties!
This week I'm looking both forward and back a little... Firstly I'm going to tell you about a few of my favourite pieces from my next collection, A YETI WAY OF THINKING not to mention including some links from previous blog posts of pieces that are from this book.
I'll be ending this week's post with something from my most recently published book - NOT AS SHY AS I WAS... but let's look forward first!
A YETI WAY OF THINKING
Some of my favourite poems from this book I have already posted on the blog... I began writing the collection back in September 2012 - so it's been evolving slowly over the last eighteen months.
Poems from the collection...
ZOMBIE TAXI-DRIVER
http://www.thedaffypoet.blogspot.co.uk/2013_10_27_archive.html
YOU'LL DO
http://www.thedaffypoet.blogspot.co.uk/2013_10_20_archive.html
THE DREADED LURGY
http://www.thedaffypoet.blogspot.co.uk/2013_09_15_archive.html
THE BALLAD OF BURT AND GRIS
http://www.thedaffypoet.blogspot.co.uk/2013_09_01_archive.html
MYSTERY HEN
http://www.thedaffypoet.blogspot.co.uk/2013_08_11_archive.html
PICCADILLY IS A RUBBISH CIRCUS
http://www.thedaffypoet.blogspot.co.uk/2013_04_14_archive.html
AUGUSTUS THE TRUSTY GUIDANCE PIG
http://www.thedaffypoet.blogspot.co.uk/2013_02_24_archive.html
A YETI WAY OF THINKING
http://www.thedaffypoet.blogspot.co.uk/2013_01_13_archive.html
ARE THEY AWARE I'M A WEREWOLF?
http://www.thedaffypoet.blogspot.co.uk/2012_10_28_archive.html
A number of stories...
A PERFECT CASE FOR CHARITY
http://www.thedaffypoet.blogspot.co.uk/2014_01_26_archive.html
IN MEMORY OF
http://www.thedaffypoet.blogspot.co.uk/2014_01_19_archive.html
TINSEL
http://www.thedaffypoet.blogspot.co.uk/2013_12_22_archive.html
RUNNING ON EMPTY
http://www.thedaffypoet.blogspot.co.uk/2013_07_07_archive.html
A CULT FOLLOWING
http://www.thedaffypoet.blogspot.co.uk/2013_05_05_archive.html
A HARMLESS PRANK
http://www.thedaffypoet.blogspot.co.uk/2013_04_28_archive.html
HIS CHRISTMAS CARDS
http://www.thedaffypoet.blogspot.co.uk/2012_12_23_archive.html
THE MORNING AFTER HALLOWEEN
http://www.thedaffypoet.blogspot.co.uk/2012_10_28_archive.html
Whilst I'm here I'd like to enthuse, for the last time in a while. about my latest collection, NOT AS SHY AS I WAS - as published back in November. I'm including one of the dafter poems, WIGS AND CO, at the end of this post - but firstly here is my last plug for the book, as follows:
NOT AS SHY AS I WAS contains over 70 new poems, stories and vignettes by Paul Chandler, a.k.a. Shy Yeti, written between January and September 2012. They include: THE BEAST OF FRIENDS, DRUNK ELK, ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM, EVIL IVY, MINE OWN MINOTAUR, ONCE I LOST MY HEART TO A CORNISH PASTY, A YETI IN A HAT and many more… NOT AS SHY AS I WAS is 288 pages long and contains photos by Paul Chandler and artwork by Adam M Botsford, Paul Webster and Pete Katsiaounis.
Paperback: www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/not-as-shy-as-i-was/14135195 £9.99
Hardback: www.lulu.com/shop/paul-chandler/not-as-shy-as-i-was/hardcover/product-21317217.html £15.99
Next week, I'll be continuing my wonder down memory lane - before we head to the future for the rest of this month's post, but I won't say any more about that for a week or two.
More soon!
Paul xx
WIGS AND CO…
Wigs
and co –
Look
splendid…
If
you've got the type of head…
That
needs some extra glamour –
Or
a little extra cred…
Wigs
can do a bit for baldies –
When
it's is cold outside at night!
Wigs
can do a lot for shorties –
Should
they need some extra height!
Wigs
can save your sorry life;
Should
you be eaten by a snake…
You'll
be coughed up as a fur-ball;
T'was
just some slippery mistake!
A
wig looks good upon your goldfish –
A
wig looks good inside a net…
A
wig can be a work of art –
And it can make a faithful pet!
Wigs
and co –
Look
super…
If
you've got a lack of hair…
If
we're distracted by your bonce –
If
we be blinded by the glare!
Wigs
can keep your tootsies warm…
Yes,
they can muffle out the chill!
Wigs
are really cynic-proof –
And
they can fill you full of thrill!
Wigs
can keep your homestead clean!
Yes,
they are rarely known to rust...
You
can sweep away the grime –
And
keep your loved ones free of dust!
A
wig looks fab upon your noggin...
A
wig looks grand and never weird!
A
wig looks great upon your chin...
When it's mistaken for a beard!
Wigs
and co –
Look
gorgeous …
If
you're shiny up on top!
Or
should wish to be a dandy...
Or
some preening type of fop!
Wigs
can hide your lunch from strangers;
They
can shelter baby bears!
Wigs
look good on mad professors –
Who
have lost their bouffant hairs!
Wigs
can wow the crowds at parties...
With
their anecdotes and wit!
You
can take them out on walks...
And
they may beg, play dead or sit!
A
wig looks hot with lots of tinsel…
A
wig looks cool in candle-light...
A
wig looks really rather tasty;
But I really wouldn’t take a bite!?!
Wigs
and co –
Look
awesome...
We
all need a bit of glam!
But
there are some who find them fake...
And
claim toupees as such a sham!
Wigs
can make the whole world grin;
Yes,
they can entertain the troops!
Wigs
are very keen to please and…
For
applause will jump through hoops!
Wigs
can make a cow look chic…
Can
be the making of a piggy!
They
can cure the common cold;
By
simply being very wiggy!
A
wig looks good when you’re asleep!
A
wig looks fine when you are running!
A
wig can be your new best friend...
You are in style!
My
dear… You’re stunning!
PS Here are links to a poem and a story which are also in NOT AS SHY AS I WAS.
A poem:
WE'RE ALL JUST BRAINS
http://www.thedaffypoet.blogspot.co.uk/2013_11_24_archive.html
A story:
COMING UNRAVELLED
http://www.thedaffypoet.blogspot.co.uk/2013_10_13_archive.html
This post is Copyright Paul Chandler 2014. Thanks to Toby W for the use of the above photo.
