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"Jan's Poetry Collection"


Chapter 4
The Soul

By JanPerry


Apart from the body
"body and soul"
Neither one nor the other
but both we beseech

Something wounded by
hurtful words
 which deprive us
of energy and love

We know the soul
exists, but
cannot define it
easily

It's our inner being,
the centre, the core,
the essence of our 
intelligence and
such

"The Soul"

Till Death Us
Do

Part!

 


Chapter 5
Spiderman

By JanPerry


Spiderman
conquers all!  Only
  defeated by Slipper
woman!

 


Chapter 12
My Gran

By JanPerry

~Hand sewing machine~

~her microwave for storage~

~Gran still boils her clothes!~

Author Notes Notes: her sewing machine you pulled the wheel by hand to pull the needle up and down, by Singer.
She used the microwave (given to her) to put things in, as she wouldn't use it.
She passed away at 102 years old.


Chapter 14
One Wish

By JanPerry

O  N  E    W  I  S  H


 

                      my struggle for peaceful thinking   
                         aCcentuated by boulder platforms
                         inside mountain ranges


                         heavenly nature unScathed unTouched
                           endures weather attacks hiatus
                             throughout Mother Nature's land


                          uninhabited wasteland of ravines
                            crusty Reds, perpetual Purples, opaque
                              streams magnify my desire for peace
                                and the struggle to end all Wars


                            timeless, effortless raw mountains
                              rusty brown hues, turquoise views
                                highest of all altitudes ensues






                 O  N  E      W  I  S  H
 

 

Author Notes Change of capitals is used here for effect.


Chapter 15
Marley's Mutts

By JanPerry

Dedication to Marley's Mutts
rescues dogs, pups
from shameful filth
to blissful health


They know Korean dog meat trade
will cause tirade
stolen pets torn
from where they're born


Marley's Mutts pays for all dog's ills
vet repair bills
rescues them all
dogs are restored

Author Notes Marley's Mutts have saved many street dogs from certain death. Rescuing and healing these poor animals from starvation and death, they are then adopted out.


Chapter 19
Rainbows

By JanPerry

DAPPLED wintry undercover rainbows

EVERY watery reflection of your delightful arch

FOLLOWS abundant puffy powdery clouds

GIVING washed out dim skies a temporary licence to

COVER me in myriad colourful dappled kisses



Chapter 23
Joe

By JanPerry

There once was a doggie named Joe
who tried to be friends with cat Flo
but Flo was opposed
and scratched his poor nose
He'll try it again tomorrow!


Chapter 24
The Lady from Brighton

By JanPerry

~There was a young lady from Brighton~

~who liked to leave the light on~

~when caught in the act~

~she suddenly looked back~

~to see Brighton's lads with a smile on!~


Chapter 26
Jan's fun poetry

By JanPerry

ANTONYM POEMS (2) the first line is opposite to the last line

Underactive
sleeping til noon everyday
having six jobs and two families
Overactive

Undesirable
not having enough money for food
winning lotto and buying me a house
Desirable

(imaginery)
LUMBERJAKERITIS

He's lumberjakeritis and sleeps upon a log
he whistles and moans and wheezes into the morning fog

"Lumberjackass" he's been called for trees they fall too far
across paths to the waterfall and into a stray car

Lumberjakeritis has lumps inside his throat
where lumber splinters are growing bigger all about

He's a lumber man who believes he can fell anything around
but lumberjaker is a slacker and doesn't watch the ground

So if you venture too far and hear a scream "timberrr"
run like hell, like the wind my friend, a tree will likely kill 'ya

Author Notes From the "snickerdoodle" contest I did not enter.


Chapter 29
Favourite Things

By JanPerry

Sleep-ins with porridge to wake up my morning
Long easy days that end in me yawning
soft woollen jumpers that knit to my thighs
these are the things that brighten my eyes

Cute furry animals climbing the staircase
Long pretty dresses woven to fine lace
food hot and plenty served for the Kings
These are a few of my favourite things

Travel a plenty with me at the cockpit
I want to rule the world as I see fit
deep conversations that end in a sigh
long love affairs where I'll never cry

Sights of Paris and the tube in old London
Long mayfair rides that I will have fun on
skipping on dew grass and having a fling
these are a few of my favourite things

Waterfalls and deserts and new sights a plenty
Stardom and dog fights, plays in theatres empty
ballets and valets and limousine rides
these are the things that make life glide

Author Notes Some of the things I like the most.


Chapter 30
Yesteryear

By JanPerry

He climbed the mighty ranges of sleet, snow and sand and brought home
buried bodies in his mind.
He's in charge of the life brigade, in Iraq, Somalia, Afghanistan and lead
soldiers into battle.  He commands his post with ordnance.

This man of superior accomplishments with medals for bravery,
courage and honour.  He brought home our soldiers who were demolished.

He soured 20,000 feet above sea level to eradicate the enemy at dawn.

He parachutes into chilly waters carrying weapons to interject the enemy.

He has buried the weak and the strong.  Starvation in the desert,
sleepless nights on watch for perpetrators, he carries with him the
haunting, horrifying, blood curdling images of war.


 

Author Notes An SAS major/soldier defending our country for many years. I knew him for
a short while.


Chapter 35
Love Affair

By JanPerry

Warning: The author has noted that this contains the highest level of sexual content.

My sunny tropical holiday
millions of miles away
 from all my careworn duties
 a lascivious luxurious stay

I delved into treacherous waters
open valleys, racing rapids and deathly ravines
across unknown mountains
into icy rock laden streams

He espied me at the cornerstone
I ventured to end my tour
we collided on our bus entry
but there was nothing more

Towards the evening closure
I dallied to the Bar
inevitably the mysterious man
did glance at me from afar

Before the night was over
before the stars grew dim
the love affair had started
I was amorous, pining for him

We had barely exchanged verbal utterance
before the race was on
passionate nefarious kissing
into nocturnal adventures forlorn

The love was all but fleeting
our souls flamed and burned
the eternal lascivious escapement
was terminated and gone

Returning to our homelands
Returning to our lives
we fantasized about tropical rain forests
where love and beauty lies

 

 


Chapter 47
Fred

By JanPerry

Fred lies here

too much beer

hit a deer

headlights red

hit its head

now its two for

one instead!!


Chapter 48
Paws

By JanPerry

 

two tone

pup discovers


leggings

 


Chapter 49
Owl

By JanPerry

FOUL
nocturnal tree bark owl
SCOWL

Author Notes The word "foul" here means very bad tempered and irritable.


Chapter 50
Driving Instructor

By JanPerry

Scared newcomer moves

in reverse

still searching for first

 

Author Notes I did this type of work for many years.


Chapter 53
Night owl

By JanPerry

Like sands in an hour glass
stuck half way down
I'm the class idiot
or circus clown

I live for the night time,
too scared of the day
I can't heal my sickness
for forgiveness I pray

I pray for strength
to see me through
gain inner peace
be a good guru

I'm sleeping in the day time
it's just no good
I have some nagging problems
and feel misunderstood

Sleeping through the day
awake all the night
how can I end my
nervous plight?

May the good lord
turn me around
stop me from being that
circus clown

Stop all this hurting
and endless pain
so I may be useful
and loved again!

Author Notes Night owl syndrome


Chapter 55
Jane Seymour

By JanPerry


Jane wears a humility crown
for her kindness and compassion
unsurpassed for mankind


A shining beacon in the travesty
of life and darkness humanity
struggles with daily


She cares for a small town
in Colorado Springs, where
people struggle with everyday
affairs.


She guards the inhabitants
as if they were her own and
solves daily stresses
which evolve from the town.


Such a caring and compassionate
soul, beautiful and true
she treats everyone with justice
through and through.

Author Notes An ode to an actress.


Chapter 56
You are...

By JanPerry

You are a child of the Universe destined to be late
for every date known to mankind.
 
You are lost in a sea of doubt, a perpetual child,
crazy and wild.  You think that no one
likes you and if they do, they are wrong!
 
 
You are crazy to think you can climb any mountain
with worn out shoes but you do.
You try to make each and every moment count
while sleeping away absurd amounts of time!
 
 
You are but a moaning, whinging, whore
left to think for yourself by a family fed up
with your very existence
on this planet.
 
 
You are trying too hard to please others, while
bringing yourself down for every teensy mistake.
When you do this, the usual suicidal thoughts
crash over your mind like tidal waves.
 
 
You are wasting time trying to make friends
with people who don't care, or already have
millions of friends around them.
But you know that tomorrow you will duplicate the
mistakes of today; that's how you operate.
 
 
You are dead to millions of people who didn't notice
you the first time you flew all over the world
nor would they again, even if you climb
Mt Everest or invent the self moving
switch to stop the light, or turn off the stove.
 
 
You are deliberately making others happy so
that they won't pick on you.
 
They want and need to bring you down
to bolster themselves up to a higher level,
so you can't reach them
in their Tower of Injustice.
 

Author Notes True.


Chapter 57
Cruel

By JanPerry

Bella was only thirteen years old when she took her own life.  The circumstances surrounding this case are a mystery, but they know it had something to do with cyber bullies and her father.
 
 
 
Bella felt penalised.  Going to school and achieving high grades should never have to be this hard.  Bella was a pretty young girl with long, luxurious brown hair, accenting a fine chiselled nose and high brows.  She had her father's eyes, deep brown, serious and intense.
 
Her father had his strict ways but Bella knew he was just trying to make up for the death of her mother.  Last month she ignored his pleas to do house duties.  Her father unabashedly cut off most of her hair as punishment.  He then went behind her back to post a picture of her on the internet with her almost bald head.  When Bella discovered the picture she was so mortified, she stayed off the "net" for a whole month.
 
Bella was always trying to put her grades first.  Friends came last.  This seemed to perturb some of the more "popular" girls from school, who treated her like an outsider.  They would degrade her by laughing at the slightest mishap.  For instance, when she tripped on the crooked slab in the grounds, they all cackled hysterically, pointing and laughing.  She was castigated by girls from her high school.
 
She felt as though she needed to forfeit friendship in order to achieve an academic standing well above her peers.  She wanted to become a vet.  High grades meant more study.  Her attitude to life did scare other people, particularly her classmates.  She would have to subjugate herself in order to receive the marks necessary to enter university.
 
When her beloved father smited her, barring her from television for a fortnight, she used the time wisely to study.  Bella realised the housework was falling behind, especially since her mother died.  Must I become the new housewife here, she asked herself mortified.
 
Bella did chasten herself when her grade scores sank below half way.  Her maths scores this term were abysmal.  What's the point, she asked herself woefully. The next time she logged onto facebook to chat to Emily, she was not there.  However, her enemies were.
 
"What's the matter Bella, scared of us?"  They were taking things to a new level, prying into her account and even using her email information to send her nasty letters.  She deleted them all instantly, going about her own business.
 
School was another matter.  Some ugly, weird girl with nose piercings and leg tatts approached her.  "Overachiever,"  she mumbled as she roughly brushed passed her.  Bella looked after her with wide eyes.  Is that any of your business, she thought.
 
Unfortunately, the taunts continued well into her second year at high school.  Bella could never escape them, they stalked her everywhere.
 
One day, Bella was crossing the walkway bridge over the traffic.  Some man who passed her was staring at her as if to say, go ahead and jump.
 
"What are you looking at?"  she demanded, wishing she wasn't there at all.
 
These would be the last words ever to be uttered from this beautiful, innocent thirteen year old again.  She took her own life that day.
 
The trauma of the past year tormented her.  She stood on tippy toes to see cars whizzing past underneath.  She took a very deep breath, climbed over the railing and plummeted to her death.
 
She was no longer a burden to others.  She debarred retribution from her enemies and God forgive her, didn't pray once for his divine care.  Don't judge her and don't forgive her.  The pressures of being a teenager are far worse than we can imagine or care to remember.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Author Notes This is a true story from the news. Names have been changed.


Chapter 58
Analogy

By JanPerry

Warning: The author has noted that this contains the highest level of violence.

Have you ever wondered what it's like to be an innocent "bird?" By bird I mean "female" in today's world?

Just like Maggie the female magpie bird we found under attack near our house. She was attacked every time she left her cage to explore the neighborhood. Is this what a female has to look forward to in the future?

Is this what I have to look forward to in the future??

Hatred and contempt for my body??

Maggie is our four month old bird sitting in her cage all day. The two times she has been roaming in the neighbourhood left her nearly dead. Both times the crows and other birds swooped down upon her and rolled her over and over. Luckily the housemate who found her also rescued her from death.

Is this the future for the entire female species? Is this what a girl has to look forward to from "Daddy" if she goes into the kitchen to eat something?

Is this what it's all about? Raping and pillaging because men are pirates in today's world?

Is this what the future looks like? All I can say is I hope I die before this happens.

The ludicrousness of a date today is absurd. Has anyone told you how dangerous it is to go on a "date" nowadays?? I don't do it, too many bad memories.

Just like our little magpie, I don't want to get attacked and rolled over and over to be eaten.
I want to stay sane and healthy with my own money. No, I don't want your money. I work for myself.

Is this the future for a girl or woman? Really?

I am appalled AT YOU!!!


Chapter 59
Maggie

By JanPerry

A baby magpie she is - a hip chick!
 
 
She has the grey colouring on her hood which distinguishes her sex.  Our fellow housemate found her on the ground some distance from our house.  She was in danger of being attacked by the crows swooping near her and has a broken wing from injuries.
 
As soon as I heard her calling, I knew we were in for some trouble.  Here she goes begging for food all hours of the day and night.  Our housemate, Mike, had arranged it's cage expertly complete with water dish, newspaper for it to stand on and sticks and branches interwoven throughout the cage. The ritz house cage for magpies, all was missing was a swinging toy for it to poke!
 
Maggie had the housemate running to and fro all day with mince balls, seeds and water for it to drink.  He used a ball like pump to squeeze some water into its ever waiting mouth.  Every time I went to check on her, she had her beak wide open.  She really is the devil in black.
 
As the month went by, I noticed Maggie had outgrown her injuries.  The housemate did a thorough job of nursing her back to health.  She nestles sweetly in her cage in the front yard, at the side.  By now she was as proud as punch of her new home, hopping out of the cage and flying across the ground to greet me!
 
Well, in a way I was flattered!  I had made a new friend.  If the other housemates went down the side for a smoko, in  deck chairs I had provided, Maggie would dash over to their feet squawking.  She would go to any person in the house, squawking loudly!
 
Maggie still had her baby tufts of grey displayed under each wing.  Her cute white patches are impressive.  One day she was squawking on the front table and I decided to show her the back yard.  Off we went following the square slabs searching for food.   She followed my feet too closely, I trod on her and sent her flying! 
 
Today I was going to hang out some washing.  Pegs, clothes, line, bending...  careful not to tread on the bird.  She is a about a foot high now.  We walked over to the side gate to explore, she only went out underneath it for a micro second and came back to show me she wasn't leaving yet.  Not before dinner anyway!
 
Mike called her Saxon, but I called her Maggie.  Magpies are social creatures and stick to the same tribe, like their own families.  When I saw her next I flapped my arms, hoping she would emulate me.  Emulate me she did, she flew to the top of the front brick wall, it is several metres high!  You can imagine my surprise!  You go Maggie!
 
What happens next is sad, because when Maggie went outside with Mike, she was attacked by a group of magpies.  Luckily Mike saved her, but they had rolled her over and over.  She had another injured wing to heal.  Magpies do not accept strangers at all and will attack them.
 
She is in good health today, but seems a bit aloof towards me as if I'm to blame for her injuries.  She has a lasting attachment to Mike. They seem to stick together all the time and he takes her for walks on his shoulder.
 
Update:  Today I discovered she is flying at great heights, even up to the roof and back.  She still squawks if you approach her. She sits inside her cage peacefully, one eye open on guard, half asleep from such a tiring day.
 


Chapter 60
Alone I write

By JanPerry

All alone I venture to the sea of words... the never ending merge of ideas and thoughts which escape from my mind, looking for a place to settle.

As a quaint, nerdy, little girl I did not write at all. I grabbed my talking doll, my scruffy brown teddy and headed straight to my room. I had a chalkboard. On it went simple words, reminders of things that I needed to do as the days progressed.

Spirograph, playing monopoly, Chinese checkers or chess, predominantly with my father, were the order of the day. Writing did not enter my life until I discovered Fanstory last year.

I am now the proud owner of my first bought desk. Previously, I used the kitchen table or other people's desks to write on. In the past, I had a desk growing up, it fell under the spell of many hours of homework and shorthand practice. Hours of Pittman were traced on it's cover.

Now for the past six months I have discovered Fanstory. Delighted to read others' works and retrace their history of writing, I try my best to add my own.

My first book of inspiration came lovingly from "The six wives of Henry VIII." With this book, I discovered the treacheries of the 1500 to 1600's, which included the disposing of his wives. It included many pious terms which sent me hell bent to the dictionaries in the cupboard.
Truthfully, I did not understand one religious term in the book. Many other words escaped my understanding and led me to the dictionaries once more.

Today, I am using the dictionary as often as I use my new desk. My new, white hardboard desk made in China. It has two front drawers and it is very small. It manages to fit on top, a desktop computer with keyboard, my punch, face cream, bottle of water, clock and a cup. It is small but functional and cute.

The dictionary is never far away. With it I can finally understand what the authors at Fanstory are talking about. Without it, I am lost in a sea of words.

I thought I was doing so well, until I spied my ratings! Oh no! Oh well! I had better try much harder this year, as I had just managed to crawl up to half way before.

Non-fiction writing appeals to me the most. I really enjoy reading events which happened from the past. I don't like fiction, with the exception of children stories.

All in all, I have enjoyed this fascinating journey in time reading others' works. Fanstory supplied me with the tools to have fun and be entertained at the same time!



Chapter 61
Ambiguity

By JanPerry

Warning: The author has noted that this contains the highest level of language.
Warning: The author has noted that this contains the highest level of sexual content.



Scene at a bar, somewhere in "Loserville".


A stunning redhead wearing a low cut, sexy, red dress, meanders purposely into a bar.  She wears heavy black eye makeup, which define her expressive, wide green eyes. Her lips pout smoothly and her cheeks are highlighted by gold glitter.  Her dangerously high, expensive, black leather heels, cause her to tower helplessly over you, as if to fall playfully.  She places herself exquisitely onto the skinny, bar stool, legs crossed seductively.

"Hey hon, who do I have to lay to get a drink 'round ére?"  [She eyes the barman, generously].

"Certainly Miss and what will it be?"

"Just the same again, which I ordered last week hon,  if you remember,"  [she winks and leers at him, lustfully].

He remembers her gin and tonic and splashes in a few cubes, accompanied with a lady's straw.   [That is, one which is pink and delicate].

"That will be nine dollars fifty, please".   He winks casually in her direction, sending her heart aflutter, [or something else aflutter, for that matter].

"How's that hon?  Last week it was only six bucks!"

"Change of management, he put up the prices.  Sorry, "hon."

She fumbles through her tiny red purse, only to come up two dollars short.

"Ouchie waa waaa!  I'm a few coins short!"  She huffs and puffs her annoyance.

"Geez, that won't do.  You are going to have to make it up to me, somehow!"

"How?"  Her large, green eyes expand in wonder.

He thinks hard.  "Mmmm, let me see." He strokes his large chin in contemplation.  "Come and see me after work, I'll think of sumptin' for you to do."

"I'm busy today.  Can I just drop off the coins after work?"

"Sure, but you may be missing out."

"I don't think so."  She looks him up and down, then grabs her small purse and meanders over to the table and chairs.

The red bombshell spies a large, muscular man sitting in the corner, minding his own business.  She descends on him like a horny, red panther, ready to pounce.

"Mmmmm, what's your name, gorgeous?"

"Tony," he grunts.  He looks her square in the eyes.

"So how did you get that large, life-like tiger tattoo?" 

 [It sprawls across his arms and chest, travelling down his nether regions.  Tony's attire consists of his customary work singlet and tight black, work shorts.]

"From in the Navy, sweet cheeks.  Can I get you another drink, you are motoring on empty."  He stares at her empty glass, then looks deep into her sea green eyes.

"That would suit me just fine.  Just make it a double gin and tonic, love.  I áint goin' no where."  She looks over his shoulder to see the poster on the wall of a drink level warning, and yawns lazily.

Tony eventually brings her the double gin and tonic.  Service is annoyingly slow at the bar.  He hands her the drink, careful not to spill a drop.  On the way back, his hand travels gently onto her boob, playing with it.

"Phew, you're a fast worker hon." She leers fully into his dog brown eyes, wondering if he will ever let go of it.

"Sorry."   He respectfully puts his hand away, only to put his other big hairy paw onto her other boob.

"Listen sweetheart, I'm just not that kind of girl."   She sways in disbelief and gently places his hand back onto his leg.

She moves away from him to seek out further prey.  Her lipstick has smeared over her chin, so she rushes to the ladies loo to "fix her face."

The over-large, tattooed man is astonished.  He leers at her back in disbelief and annoyance.  His large boner causes his tight shorts to cramp up his other parts, [move over guys].  Mortally incapable of walking to the bar, he sits on his empty glass in despair.  The night has lost its shine.


Moral of the story:

If you live dangerously, consider the outcome first.

































 

Author Notes [Warnings are in place] "To sit on a drink" in Australia means to "not have another one".


Chapter 62
Humorous poem

By JanPerry

OFF MEDS YESTERDAY

ROAD KILL, LAWSUIT, TRAUMA, DEATH

TOOK MY MEDS TODAY!

Author Notes Hi everyone.... Happy New Year.... stay off the booze!


Chapter 63
Life

By JanPerry

LIFE means nothing to me
without my mother, she was
a living legend, a keeper of souls,
a guide and fortune teller
She was my best friend

Such a beautiful lady, whom
I adored, the day she left us
I was floored but I kept
all my feelings to myself

Mum's popularity from respect
and kindness, she was the type to
assist the blindest, though blind
she became herself

She worried for us, showed
enthusiasm for our achievements
kept us motivated when down
there isn't a crown good enough
for her.

An angel from God who didn't
deserve the cards she got dealt
the cancer demon made it's way
into her heart and struck her down

So many people benefited from her
sage advice, from her family, to
relations, to people next door,
but they all forgot her

.... and forget we all did, it
shows on her grave, which is bare
No tokens or gifts for this lovely
lady who lived for others

Even the flowers I left there
were stolen from her
just as God stole her from
us that day

No one could save her not
hospitals and the like
they tried their best but
it was too late

We lost the most gracious person
alive. No one more loving or
understanding has ever lived not
then or now.

Goodbye my precious friend,
my mother.

AMEN







Chapter 64
Family

By JanPerry

Why people are so obsessed with their family I will never know
At the end of the day, I just wish they would go........

                                 AWAY!!

I HATE their bickering, their endless whine
They are obsessed with money and conserving time

Obsession is the word which relates to family
I wish I didn't have one, then I would be happier

                               GO AWAY!!

I tell them that every year, this year they dropped me.........
like stale beer!
I hate the thought of them, their smell, their decadence
I only want for myself, complete and utter independence!

                               END THE MYTH!

The myth that we get along - when we clearly don't
we live out of each other's pockets - this is what I miss the most

If money is everything, then family comes second, in
the almighty race to better oneself - this is evident!

I would love it if they never contacted me again
this way I can be all by myself - in my dark, secluded den!


I love Christmas, it brings joy and satisfaction
I love my own company, with time honored appreciation

                               GO  FAMILY..........   I mean it!


 

Author Notes Sarcasm brings out the best in me!


Chapter 66
Priority Peace

By JanPerry


P R I O R I T Y.... P E A C E!!

E L I M I N A T E.... W A R S!!

S A V E.. O U R.. S O U L S!!





Chapter 67
MoMenTary MaDneSs

By JanPerry












Momentary madness ~

is a sign of things to come ~

do we take them at face value ~

or dissect them one by one? ~
````````````````````````````````````
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MYSTIFIED by the actions of the enemy they were
OBLITERATED beyond all recognition, defaced from the world
MADDER and madder they became, there's no
EMPATHY for the victims of war, no solace, they are a
NUISANCE to everyone around them.
TRAUMATISED beyond belief, they experience an
ANALYTICAL breakdown which can last forever. In order to
REINSTATE their sanity, they have to pick up the pieces and
YELL out loudly for foreign aid and assistance.


MIND-BOGGLING, crazy people, ravaging, destroying
ALL they have and own, then have
DEMENTIA about what they just did. They are
NEAR SIGHTED and indifferent to those around them.
ENDLESS laws are devised to stop the madness
SPECIAL attention is given to them but
SOLECISM and spasms can be expected!

Author Notes Please do not take offence any mad people out there.


Chapter 68
Travel

By JanPerry

viewing
hearing
feeling
touching

Viewing the earth, hearing chatter sounds
feeling plush cloth, airplane touching down

seeing
moving
smiling
meeting

Seeing new land, trams, trains, cars moving
smiling at them, meeting, approving

greeting
eating
paying
sleeping

Greeting others, eating food to taste
paying for my high rise sleeping place

Author Notes Four rhyming words. They must be in the two following sentences in order.


Chapter 69
Lady of Contradictions

By JanPerry

                               
OUT OF MY MIND

I'M IDEALISTIC, LOVING AND KIND

A RARE FIND

 

Author Notes A late contest entry asking for satire and irony of myself. Asks for short, long, short up to 17 syllables only.


Chapter 70
Polenta Balls

By JanPerry




                                                                                      PPEDINA
                                                              A                         C
                                                          R                                 R
                                                       W                                      I                         
                                  LEBALLSOF                                         S~BATTER  W I
                              T                        Y                                    P                            T
                           T                             E  ~~ DEIRFLLEHSY                                  H
                            I                             L                                 E                                T
                               L                       L                                    C                            O     

                                  NEVAEHWO                                          UASPIDOTAM
   





 

Author Notes Shaping the polenta balls.
Answer: Little balls of yellow heaven, wrapped in a crispy shell fried batter
with tomato dip sauce.


Chapter 71
Differences between us

By JanPerry

Physically and mentally we could not be more opposite. While men seem to be more work orientated, competitive and driven by success, women just want to be loved with a successful life.

Other differences include details in work, home duties, child rearing and hobbies. For women it may be cooking, knitting, art, creative works and socialising. With the guys it would be fishing, sports, reading, studying and their ambitions.

Quite often the male is driven by sex. He seeks it to his full extent. The woman may be alpha male and seek sex too. This does not fulfil their other needs of love, protection and conversation with their partner. So begins the endless frustration between the sexes.

Even though the differences mount up and seem to be endless, we have the same survival instinct to eat, sleep, procreate and dream of a better existence.

In conclusion, I would say, we seek similar things in life but not the same. Being faithful is a matter of choice and continues to be a sore point in many relationships.


Chapter 72
The Life I could have lived

By JanPerry

Many times I ask myself, what's it
like to be a mother
I see other women have a child
to love like no other
The emptiness I feel inside is like
a heavy load
Did I choose to be alone or prefer
the easier road?

To shop for clothes or groceries now
I'm always on the go
If life were reversed and I had a child
these things would be so slow
My short temper and impatience worried me
the most, it would cause pain to an
innocent child and I'd never be one
to boast

I travelled well and worked so hard
it made my time well spent
To have a child and husband to love
surely it would have meant
not working and being servile to other's needs
I chose the easier road for sure
no love, no friends, no deeds.



Chapter 73
Mr Unfortunate

By JanPerry


My desires rule my life
 9 to 5  not for me
nor to attain a wife

Construction's my profession
so mates come last
my prior obsession

Then the unthinkable happened

One of my myriad affairs
was expectant
which one - who cares?

Sally-Jo or Mary Jane
Michelle Louise or Felicity Anne
I don't remember,  I'll check  again

I changed my name
address unknown
they're to blame

My new job is going great
sorting inmates heavy mail
I found myself an awesome mate

I'm popular here
at the local
Gaol!






 


Chapter 74
Mother

By JanPerry

"Try not to bore me to tears love" my mother complained as she saw me open my poetry book to a new page. "I won't Mum," I declared annoyed by her reluctance to hear me out. Didn't she know, I thought slowly to myself, that I had worked all night on these poems? I sadly looked over at my Dad, a disfigurement lounged out in front of the television asleep, with the old cat balanced delicately on his lap. My father had the listening capacity of a ten year old.

I nestled back into my corner, mortally wounded by the snub. I'll get you Mum when you're not looking! My fingers played wistfully with the pages of the book, checking my new work with pride. I couldn't chat to anyone about my poems. The last two I wrote were about sailors and I needed someone to check it for weaknesses.

Mum eyed me over while she made tea. I offered her my most forlorn pitiful look, hoping for the teeniest weeniest bit of her sympathy. "Ok," she moaned, grabbing my exercise book and eating sardines on toast both at the same time. "Mum" I screamed, "don't get butter on the page," I leapt up and dragged my book from her withered hands. Totally bored with me by now she began to boil some more tea.

"I'll read it out loud" I declared, my eyes glancing sideways at Dad again to make certain he wouldn't intervene with "that's a load of rubbish" or "what are you doing now?" I settled into my best reading behaviour and delighted in reciting "Sailors of the Sea" to my mother. Now, my mum she is the best listener in the whole world and has both the mixed I.Q. of Einstein and Les Patterson combined. In fact she resembles a little of both, worldly yet scientific and a little bit crazy.

When I finally concluded my reading, my mother's eyes narrowed into deep furrows. "Welll, she started pursing her lips in judgement, you need to change the line about the tariff breaks their backs." I gratefully wrote this down. It was like the good 'ole days of my profession as a stenographer, waiting for the next words to come out of their mouth. Like a drama movie in slow-mo where the mouth movement was prolonged and the face was screwed up in anticipation waiting for the next morsel of information.

When I finally extracted as much information as I could from my poor mother, I scurried off to my room with fresh ideas for new poetry. Life was real again, I felt alive again like a retired fisherman returning to the sea. I had grasped this opportunity with both hand and pen, scribbling passionately my new inspired thoughts before they dissipated into dull complacency.

My new poem was finally completed, "phew that was an almighty challenge." Its formation evolved from a sleepless night, woven inter connected thoughts and my mother's higher I.Q. I had proudly displayed it in my grey clip file, then proceeded to hunt down a sailor's likeness on the internet to add to its overall appearance. I had finally put the file away, heavy and cumbersome that it was. Poetry precipitation was over and I could finally concentrate on the important things in life like making money and keeping my job!

Mum had disappeared for her "afternoon nap". Dad's snoring sounded like a shrill whistle with guttural throat murmurs. Everything was back to normal, except for my pesky mobile phone which was ringing madly and my boss yelling where the f... are you?

I was grateful that my parents no longer needed me, so I darted decisively back to my job to join the slaves of industry.

Author Notes slow-mo is short for slow motion. Les Patterson is Dame Edna Everage in Australia.


Chapter 75
Extraordinary

By JanPerry

Exemplary - "x" is a ten
X-ray marks the spot, a crime scene, locational
Timeless, is used for centuries
Ridiculous to think we can live without it, exercise
Always use an "x" for love kisses
Over and over again, extensive, extinct, explain, extract, extend
Rumoured to be boarding with a Y
Delightful is xmas! Exquisite!
Intelligent, xenon, Xerox, xenophobia, xylem
Necessary if you want a divorce. Expect an exit!
Available in naughts and crosses
Realistic as we know its not right!
Y chromosome is its perfect match


Extraordinary describes the extra curriculum of the letter "X"!!


Chapter 76
Money well spent

By JanPerry

There once was a call girl from France
who wants to be paid in advance
a handsome young gent
says money well spent
but you pay me later, he rants

~# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #~
~ # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ~
~# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #~

My Aussie is true blue and tanned
he must come from some other land
when ordering beer
they all think he's queer
he shouts the whole pub, he's so grand

Author Notes Men and their money. "Shouts" means buying drinks for everyone.


Chapter 77
Mr Wonderful

By JanPerry

Warning: The author has noted that this contains the highest level of language.

There you were in your Flannelette underwear
dissecting your animal teddy bear

I wondered how long you had been standing there
then I remembered your bloody tattoo
It bothered me, so evil and so blue!

Your eyes met mine from across the room
it bothered me, so far, so soon
Where's your manners Kuch?

Hiding under the couch,
with the rest of your Dames?
Where's your manners?

Offer me a drink already
No, NOT THE BLOODY MARY again
give it a rest man

Last time we went on our imaginary date
I had nightmares all night!
There was an axe head lying against my
window pane!

Give it a rest my friend
BEFORE ITS TOO LATE!!



From your Admirer,
JanPerry

Address: Playschool
with an apple/so there!

Author Notes I saw this picture on the internet, just had to use it


Chapter 78
Exhilaration

By JanPerry

MAGICAL

The most magical feeling of all
to be a princess at the king's ball
feel my light, fluffy gown
brush my legs, wear my crown

The most supreme feeling of them all
being a princess at the king's ball
dance with all who attend
fall for only one man

Fast paced music races through my ears
I've lost control of all thoughts and fears
feel his arms hold me tight
feel his kiss, gentle, light

To be entertained throughout the night
jesters and clowns, acrobats in flight
orchestra music soars
violins, wanting more

Harmony with people, foreign dance
my golden castle, decor enhanced
wind rushes past my face
bow and sway, cling with grace


I dare not leave, I dance non stop
spinning mirror ball, spinning till I drop

Author Notes Nothing feels better than a beautiful gown, just wish I had the waist for it.
[It's okay to fantasize though!]


Chapter 79
Heartbreak

By JanPerry

H is for the HELL that heartbreak brings

E is for ETERNITY, the recuperation of love

A is for ALWAYS, when you promised to love

R is for REMORSE, the loss of love forever

T is for TORTURE, the shock of heartbreak

B is for BRAVERY, to pick up the pieces afterwards

R is RESPONSIBILITY to others and yourself

E is for EXERCISE to make your heart grow stronger

A is for ARGUING which makes heartbreak longer

K is for KEEPING spiritually and mentally well

Author Notes Just a little ditty for you lonely people tonight.


Chapter 80
Shakespeare

By JanPerry

Shakespeare    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~


Shakespeare had it os right my friend, 

the love he felt for his sweet maiden delight

his gift to God, his speech elocution forthright

The man, a master of love and intelligent insight



His wife Anne Hathaway, always by his side

She too became wealthy in love as his bride

Together brilliance and poetic justice collide

Ingenious playwright, poet and actor who died



His achievements far outweighed his life

from Romeo to Juliet, Hamlet and the knife

Exquisite sonnets of love, tragedy and strife

We applaud his wisdom, his strength, his wife




Author Notes General rhyming poetry


Chapter 81
Testing the Waters

By JanPerry

ABSTAIN

RESOLUTION

TENTACLES REACH OUTWARDS

WATER DEPTH REMAINS UNSURE

AWAITS
 

Author Notes Cinquain poetry is 5 lines, syllables of 2, 4, 6, 8, 2.


Chapter 82
Morbid Antiquity

By JanPerry

To see the ghosts of long ago
to hear them in my imagination
they seem to be scary screaming silhouettes
distressed beyond redemption

They haunt the ruins of Rome and Athens
antiquities of the past
ghastly gloomy ghosts amongst us
disappear and reappear so fast

Creepy cathartic casualties live out
their ghostly lives in ancient ruins
and dwellings where you may reside

So beware our ghostly gurus, they go where
you can't see, the morbid mallicious movers
will haunt antiquity.

 


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