http://slow.writerscafe.org/squares The original writings of author Craig Thomas en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776339103 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 Your ten inches tall and eight inches wideYour the ultimate companion, that I keep by my sideAndroid type clones can't call themselves rivalsYour a font of all knowledge, a modern day bibleI hold you in the mornings, I grip not caressI tap, touch and wipe, do a four finger pressYou glow in the darkn.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/squares/1017135/ Football, premiership, rivals, rivalry http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/squares/943447/ Most precocious little MiaTalked of onomatopoeiaThe teacher thought it was quite queer"This three year old has tricked my ear"At four her art was quite advancedShe gave up crayons, preferring canvassOne critic said "Mia's paintings moved her"And now her work hangs in the Louvre At five she took.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/squares/938737/ My passion for it's fadingThe fire's going outWhat was my pumping life bloodI now can do withoutFor years it had such valueFor me it was my beingAnd now a fading memoryDays gone by I'm seeingAll things change in timeAnd that's just the same with passionSometimes the fire diesOr the style is out of f.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/squares/935113/ A poetic subject that will reach few and appeal to even less. One for all you Programmers out there... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/squares/929644/ Joe my son's idea written for my two year old who will soon be having a visit. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/squares/918683/ We'll wipe their bums and wash their faces.We'll teach them how to tie their laces.We'll comfort them when they lose races.We'll tidy toys and build their bases.We'll drive them to their active places.We'll iron their clothes and pack their cases. We prayed and wished to have them born.We'll ke.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/squares/916255/ As a humanist at heart I have struggled to ever be convinced by any argument that suggests there is any intrinsic difference between two rival sets of football fans. I will acknowledge the depths of behaviour by individuals will vary massively but as groups of the populous red and blue are the same .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/squares/897328/ Short observations http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/squares/834271/ The way my mind worked when I was a child in the house alone.... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/squares/827509/ its rough on our estatemost pubs are now closed downone road in and outand 15 miles from towntrends take a while to reach uswere pretty tucked awaymost people never leave the placethey mainly want to staylippy kids play freelynear the few shops that remainwe got a cash machine in 2003we've buses but.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/squares/825609/ Now that you've gone and my sadness abatedI'll reflect on the impact you had on my wayYour quirky word smithery and humour delightedAll who you captured with your jokes and your playYour cunning mastery of languages crypticYour childlike humour crafted with guileDelighted and pleased me, a boy see.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/squares/825024/ If a war broke out between the Mancs and the Scouse,I'd be planning and fighting with blues in my house.If a battle commenced twix North and South,I wouldn't hear the accent from the Scousers mouth.If the red heads in skirts invaded our land,the Cockneys and I would fight hand in hand.If the F.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/squares/825023/ All my poems need edits, I write them off the bat and never really revisit to improve them. I take pleasure if the fact that these were the words that came out as I typed. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/squares/825022/ Money slips through my fingersin a way I understandbut in spite of all my grasp of doughI cannot save a grandI can see where its all goingbut haven't got a clueof how to stop my wasteful waysIt simply will not doI have too many hobbiesToo many things adoreI buy, I hoard ,I harvestI order, I co.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/squares/825016/ A friend asked me to write a poem for her impending anniversary. I chucked this one straight at her. I don't expect a phone call from clinton cards.... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/squares/825015/ Having seen me complete poems for others asked me one night in bed if I would write one for her. So with ipod in hand I did her bidding. Hope you like it. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/squares/825014/ When I was a lad,some thirty years agoI played out for a good whileand was allowed to come and goOf course the summers were sunnyWe had much finer weatherAnd time moved much more slowly thenAnd six weeks was for everBut prominent in my memorywas the freedom exercisedwhen our parents let us play .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/squares/825011/ Morning mist lifts as on my arrivalThe stillness of the water and the air concealsa flurry of life beneath the surfaceAn expectant day for fishingI take a low seat and unfurlmy rod and other essential partsKeen to be in the waternevertheless following my drill with precisionThe sand martins swir.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/squares/825008/ A request from a dear friend and old neighbour. Think he was trying to stump me when I asked him to give me a subject. You may think he succeeded.... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/squares/825006/ showed it to the desk clerc lady, and she actually seemed offended. Ha http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/squares/825002/ Written the day after the riot http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/squares/824999/ Just a general moan about queues. Categorised as humour, subjective and debatable. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/squares/824996/ Stooped forward and tense Eyes fixed on the quiverOblivious to anythingThat's floating down the riverIt's the ultimate in switching offas I was once taughtthat the human mind may wanderbut can only hold one thoughtAnd as my mind is onlyFocussed on the redworries cannot occupythe focus in my he.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/squares/824994/ I'm sitting in mycarWaiting for my wifeAn activity that accounts forAlarge chunk of my lifeShe's often running lateBut sherarely is to blameThings conspire against herExcuses equallylameI think she likes the tensionShe buzzes off thehurryTakes too long getting readyEn.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/squares/824990/ My children are my everythingthey define why I existlight my days when I'm home from workand remind me of what I've missedWhilst I sit here writing thisthey are numbered one two and threeand though at this stage nothing is finalchild four I just do not foreseeIt is hard to stop p.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/squares/824989/ Introspective http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/squares/824988/ And when I leave my mortal landwhat of me to legacyno memories as my peers gone toomarks but scratches depict meMarks so feint I won't be seenunless I start to gouge them nowI need to realise what’s withinAnd amplify efforts somehowSpread myself I can no moreand focus now is what I mustlik.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/squares/824986/ Self explanatory...this was a pre-op poem. I cannot bring myself to do the post op version. Too painful...ha ha http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/squares/824985/ I’m not a natural born runnerI'm really not built for speeddon’t get me wrong I like my sportbut I also like a feedI know it's doing good for my heart and it will hopefully reduce the loadso despite my urge to do other thingsI get out on the roadI'd like to share some observationsan.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/squares/824983/ Tents are magic,Camping is greatWhen the weather is clementAnd the kids sleep in late.When the kit is preparedAnd you're well stocked with wine,It's fair to saythat camping is fineBut things feel different,When you've not got the kitWhen the rain beats hardAnd you tent abso.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/squares/824982/ The world is just, on the whole its fairAnd you get what you deserveSo when you wonder where the money isYou're at the bottom of a learning curveWhen you realise success is in the penthouseAnd there is no lift to that floorYou'll understand the simple rule,That you toil if you want m.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/squares/824980/ A feeling I have at time when my life seems on auto pilot. I look back and whole phases seem to lack vividness. I just wonder where my mind has been during the activity. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/squares/824979/ Your heart needs more loveand you liver need less livingcherish your beautiful childrenbe generous, thoughtful and givingBe a better role modelchoose your words with less hasteDon't inhibit the funbut do control the tasteCommunicate better with your wifeShe accepts you for all that you aretreat her .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/squares/824234/ Don't share time with your childrenDevote every single minuteThey'll received your love and energyWhen your heart is fully in it http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/squares/824190/ It's that god awful feelingWhen you notice your pocket feels lightWhen you've been out of the house for fifteen minutesAnd you realize your phones not in sightYou'll only be out for an hourAnd half of that times in the carBut still you are undecidedIs driving back is a step too far?.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/squares/823365/ Had a rough day?Have the kids gone too far?Take the edge of your life with a Stella ArtoisIt's sharp golden goodnesswill make you it's fanconsistently delivers like no other canIgnore all storiesof marriages wreckedPull on the ring and get the juice necked http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/squares/823363/ I say with complete circumspect I love my folks and do respectthe chance they shaped, through love and strifeto give their boy the best chance in lifeAnd vows they made to surpass their kinto be better parents from withinto show the love they never hadto be a better mum and dadan.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/squares/823362/ Serious looking men in suitsWomen looking sharp in bootsSeats reserved, taken, freeKeep the strange guy away from meSilent moments, no social tryWatch the blurry fields go byCatch up on your thinking timeAs traffic free you eat the line http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/squares/823361/ He talks whilst he's on the jobHe sometimes comes early or lateHe's often 'just pulling up now'His meter displays his rateHe answers all customer queriesAnd scores one hundred percentFrom the repetition of the questionsYou'd suspect this quiz to be bentAre you starting or finish.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/squares/823360/ Whilst I sit and idly musemy vacant mind can freely choosethe subject of my poem nextbut nothing comes, I'm totally vexedThe fact I write is testament,that pen on paper was my intent.The fact the subject does not appearI simply find a little queerTo write of nothing and so in rhy.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/squares/823359/ First two verses written before walking round, the last one after. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/squares/823357/ I'm not angry, I'm not bitterI'm only posting this on twitterCos every week you shout my name and forty thousand heaping blameis quite a lot of stick to handleripping me over media scandalI would not face this scrutinyIf I was scoring regularlybut as I'm not and your a fickle fanI .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/squares/823354/ The way I am, odd.... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/squares/815126/ I am an early riser. Always have been. This ditty was written in bed on my iPod in the early hours. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/squares/815117/