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Meadowhead Bard

Random and surreal poetry satire and short stories.

romance

  • Steppidoodlies.

    These prompts are driving me mad, how can I write anything deep and meaningful, with such bland trite questions. STEPIDOODLIES. Thirty nine steps, Spanish steps, three steps to heavenSteps to my door, three or four, I’m glad it’s not elevenSteps to success, steps to undress, steps in an intricate danceSteps to impress, I’m in a… Read more

  • Genie in a Bottle.

    My dear friend in India says “People nowadays have such a short attention span because of the instant gratification of the screen” but you dear readers are going to prove her wrong. Not only are you going to read today’s poem from beginning to end, but you are going to find someway of ordering my… Read more

  • A Modern Romance.

    Am I a failure, or a success? Honest answer, I don’t know. My little book has been out there for nearly two weeks now, as with my blog despite many pleas I have had little feedback, which as a creative person is very disappointing. However, yesterday I took ten copies of the book to a… Read more

  • Mind Games.

    We used to love playing outdoor games with our two boys. One of our favourites was hide and not bother to seek, we would send them off to hide, and then not bother to go looking for them. Sometimes weeks would go by, but they always found their way home eventually. Of course the above… Read more

  • Indiana.

    I have two brothers, I am the younger by nine years (What a surprise for my parents”) My two brothers had names that could be shortened, so it was decided I should have a name that could not. However kids being kids my fellow school pupils decided they would shorten my christian name, so I… Read more

  • The Unlucky Man

    Another tough prompt. My life has been an adventure, but now I’m old and feeble (exaggeration) the adventures are not so big. I am famous for not having any sense of direction, I once went to the toilet in the cinema, ended up outside and had to beg to be let in again! So my… Read more