NaPoWriMo 2025

INTRODUCTION

In recent times I have found myself to be away from home at the end of March until mid April. I have, however, always managed to write a poem a day for the Global/NaPoWriMo challenge. This year we are in North Africa, Morocco in fact, my wife has her heart set on riding a camel which she has already booked, not just for her but for me too. The stuff of adventure, I suppose. I'll probably tell you more about this later, maybe even write a poem, about hopefully not being thrown off one. Anyway, wishing every one of you a wonderful 2025 NaPoWriMo and may your god bless your muse.

FLYING

I'm in flight mode half way up the apples and pears

one step at a time when the dog 'n bone rings

I hate flying and I dislike fairground rides

we've got a plane to catch and everything's coming on top

Drone drone you could moan for England she tells me

the mobile thing is belting out a mad tune good style

and I'm still struggling with her suitcase on the stairs

I don't think we're going to make it to Morocco at this rate

Will we make it to the airport will the taxi ever arrive

of course it will and we'll be flying out of the UK

before you can say boo to a goose or a camel or two

Casablanca Marrakesh Agadir here we come

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For World Poetry Day 2025

 

CAVEMAN (AT THE ZOO)

I went to see the Caveman at the zoo

I read about him in the papers it was all over the news

Neanderthals and Troglodytes were only fantasy

I went to see the Caveman at the zoo

but they told me that the only Caveman

that they've got looks just like me

I looked for ages in the cages

but the only thing I saw was a dinosaur

and that dinosaur looked just like you

and you're my clone

If the truth was known I was on my own

I was the only Caveman at the zoo

and all those creatures proud and poor were

locked up in that godforsaken place like me

I went to see the Caveman at the zoo

but they told me that the only Caveman

that they've got looks just like me

Neanderthals and Troglodytes were only fantasy

they had all escaped to a better place you see

Hold the front page

what about me

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Pancake Day...

 SHROVE TUESDAY 

PANCAKES
Do they still make 'em in Jamaica
Like me Mamma used to make hers?

Don't you just hate shopping
When you're out of food
Don't you just love cooking
When you're in the mood

Don't you just love pancakes
They're so quick to make
You just batter the pan and
Flip them when they take...

Like me Mamma used to make 'em
With sugar, rum, and bubble gum
Don't you know they're so yum yum
Making pancakes is so much fun

They're easy peasy lemon squeezy
Just like me Mamma used to make 'em... Burnt!
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