Mike’sMusings

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 chance for some to show off...

To boast how well they’ve done A place to chat and reminisce

A funny sort of ‘do’

With people you once knew

To make some feel inferior

And wish they’d never come

That tarty girl who let the boys With fond romantic feelings

That schoolgirl crush remembered

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

So once you’ve recapped on old times

What do you have in common?

Of course there will be friendships

That flourish, grow, and thrive

But you don’t need a reunion....

Cos they’re still in your life

It needs to be deflated

There’s probably a reason

That you didn’t stay in touch

In fact, if you’re quite honest

You never liked them much

Perhaps it’s best to leave the past

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