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Meadowhead Bard

Random and surreal poetry satire and short stories.

politics

  • 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

  • The Eating of the Clothes

    I’m so sorry I seem to be in a rut of depression at the moment, it’s cold dark and the foxes (Phart, Poocan etc) are all in chicken shed again. I should explain before you read the following “Pully”is slang, certainly here in Yorkshire, and probably in most of the UK for a pullover. In… Read more

  • No Thank You.

    Christmas has just gone, and I am thinking, Christmas is a microcosm of what’s happened to the world, totally sold out ! Where is the kindness, where is the love ? Scattered and hidden in tiny enclaves around our once beautiful planet. Religion turned into a weapon, racism rife, misogyny rife, plutocracy rife, greed the… Read more

  • Am I a good character to judge ?

    Am I a good character to judge? My conscience says I am, but how does anyone know? In our last election here in the UK, I voted for Labour and their leader Sir ? Clear Stoma. The latter being my pet name for Keir Starmer, because one can see through him, and he’s full of… Read more

  • Abolition Of Greed.

    Ok then this is the big one. I’ve been waiting for this prompt to come round. This is a short story I wrote, at the time the Conservative Party were last in power here in the UK, and were trying to claw back money lost in the pandemic. It was the budget and I watched… Read more

  • Losing Track of Time, and the Plot.

    Undoubtedly model making, then a close second writing this blog. Last year we had a general election here in the UK. I had loads of fun writing satyrical manifestos for each of the parties, then I did my own. Obviously it’s no longer topical, but hopefully it will give you laugh, and I need to… Read more

  • The Tea Party (Not in Boston)

    I remember a while ago, well two whiles ago actually, because I heard it twice. A play on the radio, where a group of people including Bob Dylan’s manager were sat around a table in a restaurant. There was an empty seat and conjecture spread as to who was going to fill that empty seat.… Read more