A Puppy Called Puberty di Adrian Mitchell It was like keeping a puppy in you A secret puppy you weren’t allowed Not even your best friend or your You wanted to pat him stroke him c All the time but you weren’t suppo
Back in the Playground Blues di Adrian Mitchell I dreamed I was back in the playg Yes I dreamed I was back in the p Well the playground was three mile It was broken black tarmac with a Broken black dusty tarmac with a h 1
What Is Poetry? di Adrian Mitchell Look at those naked words dancing Everyone’s very embarrassed. Only one thing to do about it Off with your clothes And join in the dance.
Telephone di Adrian Mitchell Telephone told me that you were de Now I hate every telephone’s stup I’d rather sit here turning to a b Than pick up any snake of a teleph 1
Especially When It Snows di Adrian Mitchell especially when it snows and every tree has its dark arms and widespread h full of that shining angelfood especially when it snows
Beattie Is Three di Adrian Mitchell At the top of the stairs I ask for her hand. O.K. She gives it to me. How her fist fits my palm, A bunch of consolation.
Death Is Smaller Than I Thought di Adrian Mitchell My Mother and Father died some ye I loved them very much. When they died my love for them Did not vanish or fade away. It stayed just about the same,
Sorry Bout That di Adrian Mitchell Truth is a diamond A diamond is hard You don’t exist Without a Barclaycard Sorry bout that
Stufferation di Adrian Mitchell Lovers lie around in it Broken glass is found in it Grass I like that stuff Tuna fish get trapped in it 1
Song in Space di Adrian Mitchell When man first flew beyond the sky He looked back into the world’s bl Man said: What makes your eye so Earth said: The tears in the ocea Why are the seas so full of tears? 2
Maria Basile
3 mesiLovely, I just heard Helena Bonham Carter read this as one of her favorites, and sent it to my love, who I will not be able to see until after COVID-19 quarantine, then found this site. Many thanks, for writing this poem...and sharing it here!