What the Poemster Found
Poems from Places Poets Roam
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Opposite Positions I think the opposite of skinny Is the bottom on my Auntie Minnie What is the opposite of dark? A flashlight beam- bold and stark What is the opposite of fit? Someone who prefers to sit The opposite of sweet, I think Are my brother's shoes-they really stink The opposite of underwear Are the clothes on top, we wear out there The very opposite of happy Is someone cranky, nasty, snappy It's screaming, yelling, don't come near It's go away, don't want you here The very opposite of morning Is late at night when I start yawning It's darkness falling around When nightfall covers all the ground And if purple has an opposite I'm certain I can't think of it
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You are the jingle in my bells The tick in my tock The flash in my light The spring in my time The whirl in my wind The tell in my tale You are the ever in my lasting The ginger in my bread The life in my boat It has to be said. While living in New York City, Alan Wright often visited a busy café serving a rich and hearty winter soup that warmed him on cold winter days. In his third anthology of poetry Wright compares the flavours of that delicious soup to the blending of a variety of poetic styles and subjects to create a pleasurable collection of poems to suit the tastes all ages. Wright’s poems capture real-life experiences while exploring past events and numerous small moments. Among the poems gathered here, he light heartedly reflects on the untimely death of Brutus the Budgerigar. He also shares some wheel bad news, the ride of the sky witch, the sad tale of Norman Neets, some secret conversations around a kitchen table, and all the reasons why science rocks. What The Poemster Found is a compilation of fun verse that provides a rollicking journey through the far reaches of a poet’s inspiration.
About the Author
Alan j Wright is a widely experienced educational consultant and author who works extensively across Australia. He has been teaching poetry since man first stepped on the moon. He currently resides in Mornington, Victoria, Australia. This is his third anthology of poetry. Poetry is his oxygen.