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Meadowhead Bard

Random and surreal poetry satire and short stories.

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  • The Book Club by Page Turner.

    “The book of Leviticus and Deuteronomy the law of jungle and the sea are your only teachers” From Bob Dylan’s “Jokerman” from the album “Infidels” I’m still not sure to whom Dylan is referring to in this powerful song but I have listened to it lately and it could quite easily be about a certain… Read more

  • Egg

    Family traditions not many do we have. There is just one tradition our immediate family share, we use the word “egg” as a greeting, this comes from the gradual morphing of hello, to “eggloaf” then just “Egg”. It’s quite good in a crowded place the shouting of “egg” usually gets attention. When our boys were… Read more

  • Nonsensical (Just Like the World)

    My readers must be aware, I’m on a bit of a downer at the moment, all this political stuff and warmomgery. I can’t seem to get inspired by anything else, so I’ve just written a bit of nonsense. A definite case of MTH (Must try harder) Leisure Leisure I sit and watch the rain run… Read more

  • irresistible Force.

    I love cryptic crosswords, and the following is certainly cryptic. On the other hand I hate everything that brainwashes, subdues, corrupts, and robs us of our imagination. Magnetic Attraction. I keep being drawn to the magnet factoryBut being drawn against my will is not satisfactoryOnce I’m pulled in could I ever get out ?I’d never… Read more

  • More Than Five Things For Fun.

    I lead a pretty simple life, with simple pleasures, nevertheless, although I was only asked for five things and listed more, I could still go on and on. More Than Five Things I do For Fun. Burning logs on my fire, satisfying my desire, watching corrupt politicians get fired,Kicking dry leaves with my feet, watching… Read more

  • Pet Hate.

    I think of my so called masters as necromancers, mind benders, masters of smoke and mirrors, they feed me propaganda, Im sick at their feet. The following is not aimed solely at politicians it is also aimed at all manner of media, that try to control. I’m Nobodies Pet. I’m nobodies pet I’m not domesticatedBy… Read more

  • My Name It Ain’t Nothin.

    ”My name it ain’t nothin, my age it means less etc, etc” A line from Bob Dylan’s “With God On Our Side” This is my slant on that line. My Name. My name’s not important, and neither am II’m hear a few years and then I will dieNo illusions of grandeur no false pretensionsI just… Read more

  • A Job To Dream.

    A tale of a house near the city, and an old man’s prostate. A JOB TO DREAM I don’t have a dream job, I have a job to dream. If you were me in my house you’d know exactly what I mean. Blue lights flashing, sirens sounding up and down the road. Up and down, up… Read more

  • Latest, latest read all about it.

    A good leader would go something like this……“500 SPACE CRAFT HOVERING ABOVE EARTH” Followed by “All world leaders have been taken, the world is being held in stasis, the aliens have promised to clear the Earth of greed and corruption. Army and navy leaders around the globe have reported none of their weapons are functional”… Read more

  • Oblivions Gates.

    If I could un-invent anything ? What a question that is. I would love to un-invent Weaponry but where do you start with spears or clubs ? If you want me to be flippant it would be smart phones, if there was a devil, they would definitely have been his work. They’re addictive, manipulative and… Read more