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Memories of memories

April 1, 2020 ~ markcantwell76 ~ Leave a comment
Real photos lived in dusty frames or
well thumbed leatherette albums
Expectations of two dozen memories 
developed and delivered 
No immediate gratification
Shared with a cuppa and a story
Not a pithy quip to a digital nation

Generation Gap-ped

March 9, 2020March 10, 2020 ~ markcantwell76
Who cares what I have to say
Just a middle aged dad with a mortgage to pay
Who am I, 
well if you listen to the rumours 
I'm to old to be millennial, 
to young to be a boomer.

Armchair Activist

July 24, 2019 ~ markcantwell76 ~ Leave a comment
When the clarity of youth has faded
and left you with a world view
smeared in shades of grey

You still carry the same values
But a fear of loss
Has obscured them with
too many coats of gloss

(image from this article about slacktivism)

Not all alcoholics drink every day

July 11, 2019July 11, 2019 ~ markcantwell76 ~ Leave a comment
No beer, no fun
No wine, no puns

No whisky, no chatter
No Vodka, no laughter

No Bourbon, no pranks
No Gin, (I never really liked gin)

Never was a one drink boy
Giving but never feeling joy

(image credit chaosrenzo)

Once was Punk’d

July 9, 2019July 16, 2019 ~ markcantwell76 ~ Leave a comment
Ha ha the jokes on you
Got a young man's hat
But an old man's shoes
You occasionally orbit into style
Laika mummified fashionphyle

(Image by brokenchair)

More poems you might like

Eventually I hope to link to more of my own stuff in here but in the mean time why don’t you read some of these;

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  • To a Mouse
  • Sic a Wife
  • Kung Fu International
  • The Times they are a Changing

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