paul sheridan

paul sheridan Jul 4

writing a poem on the bus
and the elderly woman sitting next to me
says oh, is it about us

paul sheridan Jul 4

got you a lettuce
hope you like it
it’s as crisp and green
as an apple ..

paul sheridan Jul 4

not hooked

caught a fish in the pond
although it later transpired
it had every right to be there

paul sheridan Jul 4

night out

got a kebab on the way home
could tell it was on the way home
it looked knackered

paul sheridan Jul 4

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not having felt great for
ages one somewhat ..

paul sheridan Jul 4

threw it aside
thinking of course
a poem is never

as good as
it might have been,
though ..

paul sheridan Jul 4

watched an old bloke on the train
struggle to open a packet
of sandwiches and offered him a hand
which he gratefully ate