by jonsese | Nov 29, 2017 | jonese
Lewes | UK On a visit to my local garageWhere tea and topless girlsHave largely been replacedBy LattesAnd The Daily TelegraphI can’t help feeling nostalgiaFor the smell of spent motor oilOr the shrill of an electric wrench. The Garage has been replacedBy the...
by jonsese | Nov 14, 2017 | jonese
Richmond Park | UK People Like trees Have their roots And returning to this park Always Uncovers mine. Autumn’s The season For walking Upon natures Crispy, Crinkly carpet. The leaves That create it Never fall That far from the tree And neither it seems Do we…...
by jonsese | Aug 2, 2017 | jonese
Bangkok | Thailand When we were little A ‘day out with the kids’ Occasionally involved A trip to the ‘Breakers’ Scaling the towers Of loosely stacked cars Scavenging for our quarry Tail lights Window winders Ash trays… In a world before Health and Safety Computer...
by jonsese | Jan 2, 2017 | jonese
Lewes | UK Every Sunday morning My Grandpa Horace Would lead his pony and trap To the White Hart, Kingston. And every Sunday evening (I am reliably informed) My Grandpas pony would lead them back… #jonese #drayman...
by jonsese | Dec 2, 2016 | jonese
Lewes Tip | UK Bringing up kids Is harder than I thought Early mornings Late nights And all the other stuff In-between. Visiting the Doctors recently He asked me what I did to keep fit? ‘Two children under five’ I replied… #jonese #tip...
by jonsese | Nov 30, 2016 | jonese
Kowloon | Hong Kong When I was little We lived in a flat And although we were only Three floors up This came as little consolation To my Dad When had to take Our upright piano Out to gigs… #jonese #flats #kowloon #hongkong...