The first grey hair - it means nothing
Until it is joined by a companion or two
Suddenly, rabbit-like, they're multiplying
And there's nothing that you can do
©cih07, 30.10.07
*(with thanks to Elmer Fudd)
starcline - less a blog, more a derailed train of thought
About Me
- clinestar
- Part time poet, full time librarian, student of the delights of milk chocolate. Likes books, milk, paddling, poetry, scribbling, chocolate, notebooks, sea, piers. Not necessarily in that order. All work copyright cih.
Cold Comfort
There is solace in comfort eating
but a short sighted comfort it'll prove
When you've consoled yourself
until you're as big as a whale
and completely unable to move
©cih07, 30.10.07
but a short sighted comfort it'll prove
When you've consoled yourself
until you're as big as a whale
and completely unable to move
©cih07, 30.10.07
In the Eye of the Beholder
I cut off my nose to spite my face
Now my glasses are falling off
©cih07, 30.10.07
Now my glasses are falling off
©cih07, 30.10.07
mote-re-moat
the one in my eye
hides the log in your eye
encircles the enclave
where you hide
©cih07, 14.10.07
hides the log in your eye
encircles the enclave
where you hide
©cih07, 14.10.07
RIP
I heard your groan and your sigh
Watched your paroxysm of pain
I didn't think that you'd die
Didn't recognise that this was the end
All those times that we had together
Those fleeting moments
Those highs and those lows
This is one partnership sadly now over
Oh washing machine I'll miss you so
©cih07, 11.10.07
Watched your paroxysm of pain
I didn't think that you'd die
Didn't recognise that this was the end
All those times that we had together
Those fleeting moments
Those highs and those lows
This is one partnership sadly now over
Oh washing machine I'll miss you so
©cih07, 11.10.07
The Break Up
I know you're not coming to see me
Though replying simply 'no' would have sufficed
Ignoring me for a month was pure overkill
The poisoned chocolates? simply not nice
Returning my letters was nasty
with that voodoo doll dipped in red paint
Why didn't you just say you disliked me?
I can always just take a hint
©cih07, 10.10.07
Though replying simply 'no' would have sufficed
Ignoring me for a month was pure overkill
The poisoned chocolates? simply not nice
Returning my letters was nasty
with that voodoo doll dipped in red paint
Why didn't you just say you disliked me?
I can always just take a hint
©cih07, 10.10.07
appliance of science
You don't even know that I'm angry
Can't figure out that I'm scared
Emotions are completely beyond you
They're not some formula you've already prepared
©cih07, 09.10.07
Can't figure out that I'm scared
Emotions are completely beyond you
They're not some formula you've already prepared
©cih07, 09.10.07
Reality Check
There's nothing left to say
The dialogue was all my own
You never told me what you felt
And my wild protestations of undying love
Don't survive in the cold light of day
©cih07, 28.09.07
The dialogue was all my own
You never told me what you felt
And my wild protestations of undying love
Don't survive in the cold light of day
©cih07, 28.09.07
Unkindest Cut of All
I thought having short hair would be easy
I thought having short hair would be quick to work on
But now, surrounded by serums and glosses and waxes
And I wish I could stick my ponytail back on
©cih07, 09.09.07
I thought having short hair would be quick to work on
But now, surrounded by serums and glosses and waxes
And I wish I could stick my ponytail back on
©cih07, 09.09.07
Wordsmith
I gave you words
- you looked at their shapes and their colours
I gave you words
- you looked at their lines on the page
I gave you words
but you didn't read them at all
©cih07, 07.09.07, 15:51
- you looked at their shapes and their colours
I gave you words
- you looked at their lines on the page
I gave you words
but you didn't read them at all
©cih07, 07.09.07, 15:51
Disillusionment
I think I understand you more now
You found me attractive
until I opened my mouth
©cih07, 07.09.07
You found me attractive
until I opened my mouth
©cih07, 07.09.07
War of Words
Honesty isn't always the best policy, when used as a weapon, attacking,
And half truths, as bullets, penetrate defensive shields of hurt
©cih07, 07.09.07
And half truths, as bullets, penetrate defensive shields of hurt
©cih07, 07.09.07
Nailing Jelly to the Wall
I'm not what you want me to be
You can't accept me as I am
And as I attempt to mould myself into what you want
The foibles and failures are(n't) mine
©cih07, 07.09.07
You can't accept me as I am
And as I attempt to mould myself into what you want
The foibles and failures are(n't) mine
©cih07, 07.09.07
Wrong Treatment
gave you hints but you ignored them
gave you flowers but you abhorred them
gave you your freedom
and you adored it
©cih07, 06.09.07
gave you flowers but you abhorred them
gave you your freedom
and you adored it
©cih07, 06.09.07
New Diet
I'm trying to go cold turkey
& wean myself off you
It's harder than I ever thought possible
But it's something that I have to do
©cih07, 24.08.07
& wean myself off you
It's harder than I ever thought possible
But it's something that I have to do
©cih07, 24.08.07
Not Grimm enough for me
No, I won't be swept off my feet
By a knight in shining armour -
Get carried away from my castle
In a moment of passionate ardour.
©cih07, 23.08.07
By a knight in shining armour -
Get carried away from my castle
In a moment of passionate ardour.
©cih07, 23.08.07
Snowshoe vs Flipflop
Goodbye to what was meant to be summer
Now the autumn has really begun
We need no longer freeze
In a sub zero breeze
While dressed for the tropical sun
©cih07, 20.08.07
Now the autumn has really begun
We need no longer freeze
In a sub zero breeze
While dressed for the tropical sun
©cih07, 20.08.07
Summer 2007
I’m not asking for an Indian summer
In September, October – too late...
I wanted my summer with strawberries
And daisies and Pimms
And picnics and sunshine in June
Not with bombs, foot and mouth and monsoons
©cih07, 13.08.07
In September, October – too late...
I wanted my summer with strawberries
And daisies and Pimms
And picnics and sunshine in June
Not with bombs, foot and mouth and monsoons
©cih07, 13.08.07
Soft Focus
I have a supermodel body
No cellulite, no stretchmarks, smooth skin
I am a veritable goddess of perfection
As long as the lights aren’t turned on
©cih07, 12.08.07
No cellulite, no stretchmarks, smooth skin
I am a veritable goddess of perfection
As long as the lights aren’t turned on
©cih07, 12.08.07
Standing under trees in storms
I repeat the mistakes of my past
Never learning what experience should teach me
That theory about lightning not striking twice
Obviously failed to reach me
©cih07, 08.08.07
Never learning what experience should teach me
That theory about lightning not striking twice
Obviously failed to reach me
©cih07, 08.08.07
Castle
Shut out from whatever you’re thinking
Barricaded behind stone walls and stone mind
I don’t know if it’s worth trying to force my way in
To discover there’s nothing to find
©cih07, 08.08.07
Barricaded behind stone walls and stone mind
I don’t know if it’s worth trying to force my way in
To discover there’s nothing to find
©cih07, 08.08.07
Magic
Not cured, not in remission
This isn’t sickness, it’s epilepsy
As long as I keep taking the pills
Then hopefully I’ll stay fit free
©cih07, 08.08.07
This isn’t sickness, it’s epilepsy
As long as I keep taking the pills
Then hopefully I’ll stay fit free
©cih07, 08.08.07
Washing Up
The dish sits alone on the worktop
It’s sides are encrusted with food
As I live in the flat
Should I wash it or
Would that
Just be seen as rude?
It wasn’t I who made the dish dirty
(I wash up after my meals)
But flies are now swarming
(Is this due to global warming?)
And it’s putting me in a bad mood.
©cih07, 06.08.07
It’s sides are encrusted with food
As I live in the flat
Should I wash it or
Would that
Just be seen as rude?
It wasn’t I who made the dish dirty
(I wash up after my meals)
But flies are now swarming
(Is this due to global warming?)
And it’s putting me in a bad mood.
©cih07, 06.08.07
Second best
You're not the one he wants
But I guess he's making do
Until someone comes along
Who ticks his boxes
Better than you
©cih07, 06.08.07
But I guess he's making do
Until someone comes along
Who ticks his boxes
Better than you
©cih07, 06.08.07
COD: Neglect, I suspect
The flowers you bought me are dead
Petals falling off overblown heads
Too late to follow the advice like I ought to:-
'Please place these in water'
©cih07
Petals falling off overblown heads
Too late to follow the advice like I ought to:-
'Please place these in water'
©cih07
Flip flop
At the slightest glimmer of sun
The sandal appears, unbidden
People wander around in shorts
Revealing things that ought to stay hidden
Visions of yellow-tinged toenails
Or the elegant sock/sandal combination
Make me long for the return of wet autumn
And the wellington boot domination
©cih07
The sandal appears, unbidden
People wander around in shorts
Revealing things that ought to stay hidden
Visions of yellow-tinged toenails
Or the elegant sock/sandal combination
Make me long for the return of wet autumn
And the wellington boot domination
©cih07
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