Telephone Game

FOR CARRY ON TUESDAY


COUNTING TO TEN DOESN’T ALWAYS WORK

‘It was a wrong number that started it.
The telephone ringing three times in the night.’
It was the right decision that ended it.
I counted to ten, and switched on the light.

I answered the phone to a foreign voice.
‘I can’t understand a word you are saying.’
I kept the line open; my language was choice.
‘It’s a … long-distance … call … … … and you are … paying!’

OBJECTS OF IMITATION

FOR OBJECTS OF IMITATION


WINE

A meal to die for
Uncork a bottle of wine
…A nice Chianti…?


UNDERWEAR

Before Roy was an adult
His mum bought his underwear
Sunday to Saturday pants
So he’d remember which pair
To put on, and when to change.
Now, of course, he shops himself
He can choose from the whole range
Any item on the shelf
Any colour, shape or size
Violet, green, blue, indigo
Three more pairs, it’s no surprise
The colours of Roy’s rainbow


AIRPORT

Expecting delays
Man falls asleep at airport
Wins dream holiday

ESP - Elephant Small Poetry

A selection for SUNDAY SCRIBBLINGS
Also posted to MONDAY POETRY TRAIN REVISITED
As well as NaiSaiKu Challenge?
And THE AMERICAN SANDWICH



EL SEXTO SENTIDO

Absolute truth may be contained within
Parapsychological Lucid Dreams
Or Out of Body Experiences
Journeys to the centre of one’s Self

Switch from Physical State to Astral Plane
And enter Equilibrioception
A world of Light between Heaven and Earth
Space and Time in a single dimension

Where Telepathic Communication
And Clairvoyant Psychic Abilities
Are realised through Astral Projection
Using Extrasensory Perception

Nihilists, sceptics and doubters alike
Are unable to grasp such a concept
That intuitive hunch; that gut instinct
Allows it all to make perfect Sixth Sense



Haiku

Astral Projection
Mind leaves Physical Body
Joins Astral Body



NaiSaiKu

Astral Projection
Equilibrioception
Makes Sixth sense to me
PARAPSYCHOLOGICAL
Makes Sixth sense to me
Equilibrioception
Astral Projection



American Sandwich

Astral Projection transports you to a world between Heaven and Earth.
A Plane where Space and Time are contained within a single dimension.
Equilibrioception; parapsychology of Lucid Dreams.

FRACTURE, NOISE, VANISH

FOR THREE WORD WEDNESDAY


NEW DEFINITIONS


FRACTURE - A crack in the inFRAstruCTURE

NOISE - Hazel tree (Corylus);... noisette - hazelnut

VANISH - Like a van

LAUNDRY

FOR TOTALLY OPTONAL PROMPTS


JUST DO WHAT IT SAYS ON THE LABEL

No soaking,
Dry cleaning
No biological powders
Wash dark colours separately
Machine wash
Use no bleach

Must be washed
Inside out
Similar colours together
Re-shape the garments whilst still damp
Iron them
On reverse

Washing instructions taken from various items of clothing

We loved with a love that was more than love

For Carry On Tuesday

MUST IT BE LOVE?

WE LOVED our love to death; love stood no chance
WITH A LOVE like that, who needs romance?
THAT WAS MORE THAN any love could take
LOVE is not a game, for heaven’s sake

ADULT

For Sunday Scribblings

FOR ADULTS ONLY…?

Thirteen year old bride
Dreams of Love with another
Adulterous thought?

GREAT BRITISH WEATHER

For Monday Poetry Train Revisited


WINTER IN MAY

Long time waiting for rain to stop
Glance through window for a forecast
Biting wind brings winter to May
Obstinate clouds attach to sky
Then a crack in the old man’s face
Lips of cloud part in a smile
A fleeting flash of an idea
As a steady shaft of warmth exudes

Not even the wind dare disturb it

A memory of former glory?
Or a promise of summer to come?
Just as the promise you broke last year?
Or is it a declaration?
A battle cry to win the day
And prove your personality
Is strong enough to rule the sky
Undiluted by wind and rain?

An eye appears and opens wide
Then another follows suit
The smile becomes a gaping yawn
Blows hard into the stubborn wind
Dispersing grey, revealing blue
Transforming winter into spring

One day…two personalities

THAT'S WHAT I MEAN

For NaiSaiKu challenge?
And The American Sandwich


NaiSaiKu

Monological
Multimediocrity
Uniliterate
POLYUNSATURATED
Uniliterate
Multimediocrity
Monological



American Sandwich

First, be sure you have taken all accounts into consideration.
Then you must be sure to take all considerations into account.
We may find that you are neither accountable, nor considerate.

DOWN TO EARTH

For Three Word Wednesday


ORBITAL DECAY

Orbital decay
Follows the riot of life
Graceful, slow descent

FROM HERE TO THERE

For Carry On Tuesday
And Totally Optional Prompts


Give Me - Take You

Give me
Another chance...

When a journey
Begins badly
It rarely
Ends well

Such is life…

A journey…

Unusual…

Commencing
On arrival
Concluding
At departure

Origin
Destination
Shrouded in
Mystery

Arrival time
Departure time
Arbitrary

Accidents
And delays
Constant hazards

Some of us
Ambitious
Dynamic
Achievers

Some of us
Plod along
Wallow in
Ignorance

Most of us
Are aware
Destination
Becomes clear

Out of reach

Come with me
You will see

Lifetime
Not wasted
I’ll die happy
If I ever

Get the chance to
Take you

SUBTERFUGE

For Monday Poetry Train Revisited
Also NaiSai Ku Challenge
And The American Sandwich


SUBTERFUGE

I tricked you into thinking you were capable of reading my mind.
What you were really reading, were the thoughts that I had written for you.
Does that make me a good leader, or a domineering demagogue?



Am I a martyr
Or Judas Iscariot?
No, I’m Spartacus
MAKE YOUR MIND UP TIME
I’m no Spartacus
Nor Judas Iscariot
I’m not a martyr

Oscar Wilde Was Right

For Sunday Scribblings
Fantasy Dinner Party & Baby News

Vindaloo's all round - my treat...usually

FRONT STABBERS

‘Pacey’s’ doin’ me shed in again
Said ‘e was sackin’ the blag
Next thing yer know, ‘e’s givin’ us grief
Scavvin’ ‘n’ back on the rag

‘Sharky Starkey’ grafts as a parky
Smokes sixty bifters a day
‘Undred ‘n’ twenny six quid a week
Out of his green-keepers pay…?

‘Tosser’ Tom sez “Lend us a bluey
I’ll weigh yer in when I’m straight
I’m just off up town fer a turn-on
Man, yer a star; sorted mate”

‘Bazza’s’ got forty brick in ‘is bin
Doin’ a bit fer the crack
Rakin’ it in an’ givin’ it large
Taking the piss outta ‘Mac’

‘Mac’s’ off ‘is ‘ead because of ‘is bird
‘Oo everybody’s bangin’
She’s getting’ ‘er snatch out fer the lads
‘Bazza’ sez she was ‘angin’

‘Billy The Beer Monster’s’ skint ‘e sez
An’ ‘e’s pitchin’ fer a sub
Give ‘im some shrapnel, ‘e’ll waste it well
Getting’ leathered down the pub

Football fan ‘Freddo’ knows all the jibs
Got it sussed ‘ome ‘n’ away
Under the turnstiles; over a wall
Where there’s a will there’s…’Freddo’

* * *
That’s me mad muckers; seven sound blokes
Let me explain just in case
They’ll never raise a knife ter me back
…only direct ter me face…

Capture, Jinx, Qualify

For Three Word Wednesday

FINAL CUT

TV network broadcasts
Capture action at the links
Live satellite transmission
Covers thirteenth fairway jinx
Hex leaves me out of focus
Forces double-bogey putt
Fast forward; five straight birdies
Qualify for final cut

Death & Shoes

For Totally Optional Prompts
Also NaiSaiKu Challenge?
And The American Sandwich


Left as well as right
Shoes for both foot types; hand-made
FROM DEAD CATTLE SKINS
Hand-made shoes, for both foot types
Right as well as left



Identifying what remained of his corpse was not an easy task.
I managed, however, despite the lack of distinguishing features.
Who else, do you think, would be seen dead wearing a pair of shoes like that?

New Visa

For Sunday Scribblings - New
And reposted for ABC Wednesday

WAITING ROOM ONLY

*Thai-Lao Friendship spanning Mae Nam Khong*
Unveils course to Vientiane Capital

Sprawling, low-rise, Lao community
Waiting Room for Consular Consent
Embassy ‘extension’ exercise
Passport stamp; permission to return

Vacuum-filling Tourist lip-service
Tuk-tuk Temple Trip – Wat Sisaket

Later – Lured by ‘Love Shack’ liquid lunch
Boei Lao pitchers poured in Lao ‘Beirut’
Samlor ride for refills in…‘Samlor’
Mao in Lao – Thanks so much ‘Khop Chai Deur’

Hurdles cleared…Hangover; Consul Queue
Visa granted – Mission a success
Next stop – Nongkhai; prior to pushing south
Isan ‘Welcome Home’…well worth the wait


-V-

Vignette, Vis-à-Vis Vapid Vacation:

Vital Visa Verification
Veto’s Voluntary Visit

Vagabond ‘VIP’ Van
-Voyagers Vehicle-

Vientiane; Village Vast

Veni; Vidi…;
Vacated

Voilà…

V!


*The Friendship Bridge, across the Mekong River, links Thailand and Laos
Vientiane is the capital of Laos
Tuk-tuk is a motorised rickshaw
Wat Sisaket is a temple in Vientiane
Love Shack is the nick-name for a jerry-built bar/restaurant in Vientiane
Boei Lao is Beer Lao
Lao ‘Beirut’ is a shanty street on the bank of the Mekong
Samlor means ‘3 wheels’ – official word for ‘Tuk-tuk’
‘Samlor’ is the name of a bar in Vientiane
Mao means ‘drunk’
Khop Chai Deur is a bar in Vientiane – its name means ‘Thank you very much’
Nongkhai is the border town on the Thai side of the Mekong
Isan is the name given to North-eastern Thailand