Hobbo's Poems
A quirky look at life from a Yorkshire poet and his dog's perspective
The Skull
Posted on 8th Apr 2021
The Skull
Buried beneath
centuries of secrets.
Layer
upon compressed layer
of mystery
and intrigue.
Unearthed
to make way
for a car park.
Treated
with more reverence
than ever
you commanded
in this life.
Forensically examined.
A large gash
almost cleaved you
in two.
A violent death.
For what cause?
For what lover?
Does the passage
of time
ease
your departure?
Make it
less bloody,
less painful,
less wrong?
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Equality
Posted on 16th Mar 2021
Equality The king is dead, long live the king So those heraldic angels sing. Here lies he, in princely state, Mortal man, to whom his fate, Death that leveler of us all, Cares not for goods, for wherewithal. No difference makes, for rank, or status. Keeps for each, this forced hiatus. What use now those jewels, that wealth? Lost is that youth, that life, that health. Our time is precious, borrowed must Be handed over. We to dust.
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This is not a rehearsal
Posted on 2nd Feb 2021
This is not a rehearsal The grazing cow, the harvest mouse Fear not, the blood red slaughterhouse. When first a dog looks on your face She looks for love, not creed or race. The giant crab or basking skate They worry not about their fate. Foresight, it's the curse of man To know that there's no master plan. This fear of life, to us unique Curtails our dreams and makes us weak. Ephemeral as our beans on toast Shed those shackles, lay that ghost.
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Dream catcher
Posted on 21st Dec 2020
Dream-catcher we live in a unique dream and will wake up on our glorious death.
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The Widow
Posted on 10th Nov 2020
The Widow when you promised till death us do part I never thought it would happen.
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Rest in Peace
Posted on 9th Nov 2020
Rest in Peace Here lies the body Of Benjamin Doyle Whose nurse got mixed up When they said prick his boil. ...............ouch!
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Birth
Posted on 24th Oct 2020
Birth from the minute we are born we begin to die there's a cheery thought
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Eternity
Posted on 12th Oct 2020
Eternity Eternal dark, eternal light No one can be certain If our eternal soul takes flight When life, closes it's curtain.
