PAINT THE SUN AND POLISH THE STARS: 77 assorted poems - Couverture souple

Slevin, Patrick

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798501472624

Editeur : Independently published, 2021

Synopsis

A collection of 77 poems which will have you laughing out loud, then crying into your handkerchief.Patrick Slevin has enjoyed two distinct careers during his working life. He was part of a tank crew with a famous cavalry regiment for nine years. Clues appear in two or three of his poems as to exactly which regiment that was.Having left the Army, he found a new career with the Nottinghamshire Ambulance Service. He worked at most levels and had reached the rank of Deputy Chief Ambulance Officer before retiring. In between careers, to keep the wolf from the door, he took a wide variety of jobs, including door-to-door encyclopaedia salesman, insurance man, milkman, taxi driver, driving instructor, road safety educator, and seasonal potato picker. In retirement he was a volunteer caseworker for SSAFA, the armed forces charity, and worked for the Office of National Statistics interviewing people in their own homes. All of which gave him a great insight into the more interesting and humorous side of the human condition.Adding these experiences to world-wide travel, has given Patrick an interest in observational humour and a witty understanding of human behaviour. People, just being themselves, have provided a wealth of inspiration. This is most obvious in the poem “Chuffin’ Christmas”. This happened during a routine visit to a large garden centre at around Christmas time. A man and his wife were shopping for Christmas decorations. The wife was eagerly loading her trolley and every time she put another item into the trolley he would say, for example, “Not more chuffin’ lights. We’ve got more chuffin’ lights than chuffin’ Blackpool chuffin’ illuminations”. And he really did say “chuffin’”. This was too good an opportunity to miss, and that animated couple provided the inspiration for the poem, which was drafted that same day.Patrick’s people watching has frequently drawn stern rebukes from his family. A quick dig in the ribs from his wife when his watching becomes too intensive. Or a “Stop it dad. You’re staring”, from one of his daughters. The rebukes seem to have had no effect at all, as you will see when you read the several humorous poems in this collection. But be warned, you may also be brought close to tears by the poems which deal with the sadder part of life. Especially the prize winning “Empty Benches”.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798501472624
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 165
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