Some Rhyme, No Reason – Page 3 – A collection of my poems, in no particular order.

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29th July 2020 Richard J Smith It's True and it Rhymes

The groaning blindsThe airless roomThe internet connectionThat wouldn’t allow us to Zoom The ill firing hobsFirewood not includedSame goes for wardrobe doorsClothes not secluded Your ill timed visitWhilst we were in the throwsThe flush of your lavYour septic stench grows To stand in the bedroomWould be a delightWe either crawl to the leftOr roll to…

It’s Not Always

18th January 2025 Richard J Smith It's True and it Rhymes, Short and Sweet

It’s not always saidIt’s not always impliedBut remember thisIt is always on my mindI know this sounds like ElvisAnd has a taste of BrieBut when I close my eyesYou are all that I can see

A Line an Hour

21st April 2020 Richard J Smith It's True and it Rhymes

We woke, we spoke, I made coffee,We got on our bikes and rode.We stopped. Lay in the grass,In fields that had not been sowed. L cooked, I showered, then we ate.I cleaned, L showered and I sang.We drove, we shopped,I ignored a homeless man. Amazon delivers two parcels,I’m excited by one and not the other.We…

A Virus Called Corona

14th April 2020 Richard J Smith Based on True-ish Events, Short and Sweet

There once was a virus called Corona,Started by a bat and it’s owner,Eaten with rice,It tasted quite nice,But now we all live like a loner.

Laudice Rowcetts

8th April 2020 Richard J Smith Based on True-ish Events

Laudice Rowcetts Wears bright pink lipstickOver thinly pursed lipsHer skin hangs looselyOver jagged wrists and finger tips Her face is paleHer eyes are darkShe moves with purposeLike a killer shark Her tongue is sharpHer demeanour coldThe wrinkles are deepShe’s a thousand years old She’s perfected a walkThat is so smoothHer head won’t bobHer feet won’t…

Prime Time

28th February 2020 Richard J Smith It's True and it Rhymes

He looks in the mirror; doesn’t like what he sees,”Who is this stranger that’s looking at me?”He remembers a time when his hair was thick,To disguise the bald patches he shaves with a Bic. His beard, when it grows, is as grey as his cat,The six pack has gone and he’s begun to look fat,His…

Dark Shadows

27th February 2020 Richard J Smith It's True and it Rhymes

I’ve got Jim Beam runningThrough my headYes I’m aliveI’d be better off dead I’ve got suicidal tendenciesThey’re pulsing through my veinsI’m aliveBut I want to blow my brains I’ve got whiskey in my handI’ve got pills by my sideI’m still on boardBut I want to stop the ride That’s how I’m feelingIt’s not a pretty…

Big Hand

9th March 2020 Richard J Smith Fictitious

A check, raise, fold and call,The pot is loaded the stakes ain’t small,Got a couple of eights, not that hot,That might change, with the deal of the flop.Well what do you know there’s an eight and a king,Got to be cautious, be careful the sting,Everyone’s checked, I’m safe to raise high,Take all their money, watch…

“Friends”

27th February 2020 Richard J Smith It's True and it Rhymes

I know I am a jealous manBut can’t you understand?It’s just because I love you soAnd none of this is planned. I do think that alsoI am not on my own in blameSome of the fault must lieWith you and your old flame. Because in the early daysIt wasn’t only me and youIn what now…

Doubt

27th February 2020 Richard J Smith It's True and it Rhymes

I’m am pretty sure how tomorrow will goWe are meeting in public for one reasonI knowLittle or no chance of a raised voiceThe Amber RoomsNot my first choice I guess I wont be the first to be dumpedIn that shit holeI’ll be left slumpedOver my big breakfast and third wake up juiceIt will be game…