Walking the Doggerel Copyright © 2009 Colin Whyles

I slip a chain around its neck
I wouldn’t want to choke it, yet
It often takes me down the paths

PYO Poet Fight Copyright © 13th July 2009 c whyles

Don't pick a fight with a poet
A poet can blister your skin
with words so precise

The Glorious Suez Canal Copyright © 2009 Colin Whyles

A song written in the style of Music Hall for an old friend who spent his time in the army defending Britain's interests, and some of his own, in the Suez Canal. The song tells an anecdote he relates about his attempt to swim across the Suz Canal. Note that the geography used is what he tells and is inaccurate.

The Impatient Lover Copyright © 2009 James Knox Whittet

I'm sorry I can't take your call
right now, you see,

Things Ain't So Blue Or Are They? Copyright © 2008 Barry Gardner

The roof's sprung a leak
And there's a hole in the stair

The Astrologer Nurse © 2008 Colin Whyles

She steps into the ward as soft as a mouse
The night nurse is here with watch, cap and gown