Category Archives: poetry

STOP PRESS – a little recognition!

Posted on 19 April, 2011 by PoetJanstie

One of my poems, “Was That The Day“, was shortlisted in the Marriott Love Poems competition, which was run in March 2011. It wasn’t among the winners, alas, but encouraging all the same: a little tiny piece of recognition (for … Continue reading →

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Message from Mother Earth

Posted on 15 April, 2011 by PoetJanstie

I woke to feel no breath, as if at birth, so I could hear the breath of mother earth. She heaves with sighs of lives foregone, reminding us we need to change our song, review the wiles of new invented … Continue reading →

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Limerick Three

Posted on 14 April, 2011 by PoetJanstie

I have to come clean about me I’m really a charlatan, you see, full of intention with some good invention but nowt that’ll pay for my tea. © 2011 John Anstie

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Goons at The Graves

Posted on 3 April, 2011 by PoetJanstie

It’s eight o’clock and all is well for Peter, Spike and Harry. If they were at The Graves to tell the time, how long we’d tarry. © 2010 John Anstie (View the author’s commentary on this poem)

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Twitter Anniversary and World Poetry Day Twaiku

Posted on 21 March, 2011 by PoetJanstie

Tweet spring inception it is not going away but coming of age © 2011 John Anstie

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Ninety Two

Posted on 17 March, 2011 by PoetJanstie

(First Draft) There is one I know (though there are some, when they are ninety-two, are good as done), but she is good for another ninety-two, refusing the acknowledgement of age; denying understandable excuses; rejecting even a hint so to … Continue reading →

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In The Garden

Posted on 15 March, 2011 by PoetJanstie

If I don’t answer I may be in the garden But then I might not © 2011 John Anstie

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Limerick Two

Posted on 1 March, 2011 by PoetJanstie

A dashing romantic young student was advised that it would be quite prudent to avoid the infection by wearing protection that looks rather odd when you’re nudent. © 2011 John Anstie

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Big Comfy Cushion

Posted on 24 February, 2011 by PoetJanstie

(for Sophie) Every morning you get up to greet me at the door and, like an automaton, pad off to where your breakfast bowl has been; habit borne of sixteen years of life. In this house you’ve ruled our every … Continue reading →

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All These Years

Posted on 14 February, 2011 by PoetJanstie

Of all the years we have been together there isn’t a single one in doubt but there is one certain thing the year we’re in right now is best of all, my life bears out there is a truth of … Continue reading →

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