Saturday, 7 February 2026

Senses

 


The Perverbial Five Senses

 

The eyes have a thousand nights

and each day is a sight to see.

 

Eat, drink, and – it’s on the tip of your tongue -

put your merry where your mouth is.

 

A nose by any other name

sniffs out trouble and smells the roses.

 

Ears lend me your friends:

cheers of words and the spheres of music.

 

Skin deep is the beauty

of nerves headstrong hanging by a thread.

Friday, 30 January 2026

Wardrobe

 


A Wardrobe of Perverbs

 

To have your hat and eat it too

time to put on your thinking cap.

 

A rose by any other name’s the same

through rose-coloured glasses.

 

Off the cuff, bright as a button,

someone gives you the shirt off their back.

 

While another, pocketing red-handed

would take the shirt off your back.

 

An old school tie fashion statement

fit like a glove, goes: keep your shirt on.

 

Every dog coat has its day but

when I am old I shall wear the cat’s pyjamas.

 

To catch someone with their pants down

is a bit below the belt.

 

While the emperor’s new clothes show to effect

the ornaments of his birthday suit.

 

Shrouded - a dress dressed to kill

is a dress to die for - in mystery.

 

When the shoe is on the other foot

who knows if you’re coming or going.

 

To walk in someone else’s shoes

means putting a sock in it.

 

Thursday, 29 January 2026

Table

 


TABLE

 

A Fable of the Table

 

The table is a twinkle in a very stable desktopper’s retina

only needing a start-up from a capable enabler.

 

The table stands up to scrutiny in a beta beat-up form

nothing a few squeaks and tweaks won’t upgrade.

 

The table is unlike any other project worth the name

or attachments, please patent the table as soon as able.

 

The table manual is load-bearing and world-beating a babel

read the small print before signing where X marks the spot.

 

The table is a by-word amongst the many alpha competitors

with most distraction coming from the wheel.

 

The table demands more science than the wheel, we feel

user-friendly, flexible and next generation.

 

The table is global sits comfortably in any room

kneels outdoors unfolds or expands in any climate.

 

The table, true, can be addictive though not as much as the wheel

still until they cut cables undersea watch the markets.

 

The table, users find they can keep working there for years

simply wondering why they didn’t think of it first.

 

The table now so everyday no one even notices how

it casts metaphorical shadows and fresh aspersions.

 

The table, its stable of innovators champing at the bit,

takes everyone on the ride of their lives.

 

The table asks what did you do before me

with blank amazement, for which it’s become renowned.

 

The table. Tell us how you rate the experience:

square, upright, extensive, inter-active, confusing, not my bag.

 

The table is disabled, is the simple message sampled

write via login to your op bot for further information.

 

The table on wheels is the latest fusion innovation

live the illusion, test the label, take it for a spin.

 

The table, very possibly, undergoes a takeover

now all eyes are on the syllable-dripping pen.

 

The table must adapt to the stylish stone stylus

or simply collapse under its own weight.