I remember once
In the city,
Sipping a hot cappuccino
On a miserable
Stormy day,
I saw you,
Wrapped against
The weather
Rush by the foggy windows,
Funny how a glimpse
Can change the day
Into a kaleidoscope
Of yesterdays.
Stephen Nesbitt ©
From “This, That And Other Things” www.StrangersAndPoetry.com
10:35 AM January 29, 2016
Past the first few whiffs
Of perfume
She smelled as though
She’d slept in an
Ashtray,
Before she padded
Her make-up on
She was rather
Quite pretty,
It was a pity
Watching her wait
For her date,
At the twelfth hour
She asked,
Do I look like
A fast food girl
As she read out a text
Meet me at McDonald’s.
Stephen Nesbitt ©
From “This, That And Other Things” www.StrangersAndPoetry.com
7:42 AM January26, 2016
Like a quiet room
With a loud clock
Their glances
Drove them to
Distraction,
Their pursing lips
Screaming hints
Of sultry satisfaction.
Stephen Nesbitt ©
From “This, That And Other Things” www.StrangersAndPoetry.com
10:13 AM January 17, 2016
He fell off on a tack
No one thought
He’d be back
But strange things
Happen at sea,
Like the voices
You hear coming
Out of the fog,
When nobody
No one
Can see.
Stephen Nesbitt ©
From “This, That And Other Things” www.StrangersAndPoetry.com
9:40 AM January 10, 2016
In the introspection
And reflection
That happens
At the beginning of the year,
The time when you realize
That it’s not wise
To live in the past
Or in the future,
But your mind does wander
Into this, that and other things
Where it hums and dances to
The invisible “What If” band.
Stephen Nesbitt ©
From “This, That And Other Things” www.StrangersAndPoetry.com
9:59 AM January 6, 2016
Rushing headlong
Into our lives,
Dancing with the drama
In our jobs,
Racing towards
Our self-fulfillment,
Few ask the question,
For my convenience
How many do I inconvenience,
Fewer still,
Contemplate the answer.
Stephen Nesbitt ©
From “This, That And Other Things” www.StrangersAndPoetry.com
8:02 AM January 3, 2016
