Mike’sMusings

Well, that went down well!

Last month I introduced you to the work of Julie Sheldon from Golden Valley by reproducing one of her humorous and topical poems on the inconvenience we all suffer from nuisance telephone calls. I’m pleased to say that this generated more feedback than any edition of Voice Magazine containing my ramblings that I’ve provided over the past six years.

As a result, it would appear as if there is a market for Julie’s poems and once you’ve read below her perceptive thoughts on school reunions, I’ll tell you how you can order copies of her poetry anthologies and help raise money for a charity close to her heart

School Reunion

The good old ‘School Reunion’....

A funny sort of ‘do’

A place to chat and reminisce

With people you once knew

That schoolgirl crush remembered

With fond romantic feelings

A chance for some to show off...

To boast how well they’ve done

To make some feel inferior

And wish they’d never come

That tarty girl who let the boys

Kiss her behind the bike shed

Well......now he’s fat and balding

She can’t stay in her own bed

She’s just an older trollop now And not quite so appealing

And what about the ‘know it all’ Who never had a hankie

That snotty kid with the runny nose

Who everybody hated Well he’s turned up .... a bit unkempt...

He’s here with his big ego now... In fact he looks quite manky

You’ve not seen them for forty years

You’d just about forgot ‘em

It needs to be deflated

There’s probably a reason

That you didn’t stay in touch

In fact, if you’re quite honest What do you have in common?

So once you’ve recapped on old times

You never liked them much

Perhaps it’s best to leave the past That flourish, grow, and thrive

Of course there will be friendships

But you don’t need a reunion....

Cos they’re still in your life

Just where it’s meant to be

And keep your childhood classmates

Just a distant memory

That’s two of Julie’s poems that, with her kind permission, I’ve now reproduced, and I can assure you that there are many more just as good in her collection of three books entitled Lockdown Lyrics, Rocky Road Rhymes and Pandemic Pondering with each containing between 40 & 60 poems, At her own expense she has self-published the three and is selling them to raise funds for a very worthy cause, viz. The Brain Tumour Charity

You can obtain copies of these poetic gems at the bargain price of £5 each (or £12 for all three), by contacting Julie directly via email at juliesheldon50@gmail.com or by phoning 07890 989868. She’ll be delighted to hear from you. Alternatively, you can contact me, as always, via mike.musings@outlook.com