Andrew Shepherd

poem by Andrew Shepherd

It was a beautiful old house Adorned with flowers and the odd flying bee Leaves fell as I drove up the driveway It was as picturesque as my eyes could see Grass rolled down the banks A gust of wind made the trees sway The garde... Read more

poem by Andrew Shepherd

I saw a yeti playing with confetti Prancing around like a beautiful bride Which was really very unusual Because they usually run and hide It tiptoed over pavements And pirouetted through the air This yeti has plenty of guts H... Read more

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He’s alive man He’s flying The drugs and the drink have him on the brink But inside I think he’s dying She’s having fun She’s trying The sleeping around has got her down And she’s had e... Read more

poem by Andrew Shepherd

I walked through the shadows Not all of them were death I walked through angels With bitterness in my breath I walked through humanity Confused of wrong and right I walked through space Like a star in the night I walke... Read more

poem by Andrew Shepherd

I miss them Mother and father Sister and sister and another sister Nephews and nieces All the bits and pieces That make up my tree Friends and their folk People I often see They mean the world to me Yes I miss them I hope t... Read more

poem by Andrew Shepherd

Head hidden in his hood He’s in there somewhere Underneath the skin and blood Awaiting learning and special care Lies a brain full of thoughts A mind crammed with dreams But with more crosses than noughts All bursting a... Read more

poem by Andrew Shepherd

Watch the man worry Observe his pain Watch the man wander In the cold poring rain Watch the man falter Listen to his woes Watch the man duck Avoiding the blows Watch the man crawl Into a hole and die Watch the man crumb... Read more

poem by Andrew Shepherd

Riposte of a wasp And the shake of a snake That woman from old New York Hair flowing and it’s glowing Eyes blue staring at you That woman from old New York Dressed neat but bitter sweet Lipstick red to knock em dead ... Read more

poem by Andrew Shepherd

The red hair of a hundred punks Falling over like drunken skunks Fish net tights and studded leather Doc Martin boots on a granny named Heather Fosters, Stella and Jagerbomb drinks A bit of carnage in the air me thinks Speakers ... Read more

poem by Andrew Shepherd

Made of glass wood and cement Thirteen monsters were council sent Families lived in high rise flats And children roamed with the dogs and cats A little park near a collection of shops The bus drove round a circle of stops Dirty ... Read more

poem by Andrew Shepherd

Darling I’ve left you My little note reads That’s a shocker to stumble across As you place down the keys Darling I’ve left you And gone to parts very much unknown Please don’t bother trying to ring ... Read more

poem by Andrew Shepherd

‘Can I turn the light on?’, asked the fuzzy haired young fellow He placed down his black guitar case As irateness replaced his voice of mellow Cause we laughed like idiots half drunk All nervous and behaving oddly I ... Read more

poem by Andrew Shepherd

Can you hear the creaking And the moaning of the dead Do you see the shadows They’re the sights I really dread Are they walking upstairs Or are they down below I’m scared what awaits me I don’t want to go ... Read more

poem by Andrew Shepherd

Cream suit and a bouncing quiff Strumming soulfully under crossing laser The adulation and worldwide fame Rolling Stone call him a trailblazer Memories of hits and tabloid acclaim That street boy really did well He’s sees... Read more

poem by Andrew Shepherd

I see the light from my bed Through the door of my darkened room Like the light from an operating theatre Casting a glow like a flower in full bloom It radiates my messy hallway And illuminates my yellow stained stairs Reveali... Read more

poem by Andrew Shepherd

Wake up on the bed with three girls sound asleep Stare at the ceiling for an hour The Whiskey bottle lies near my face Best get up and get a shower The syringe lies on the floor My arms are white with dots of red It's a miracle... Read more

poem by Andrew Shepherd

‘Did you hear that one this morning?’, she asked ‘Im afraid I didn’t’, was my reply ‘It was loud, and screaming and almost spoke’, she said ‘What do I work with’, I thought... Read more

poem by Andrew Shepherd

‘Who goes there?’, shouted the night watchman His lantern glowing orange in the mist ‘It is I’, said the mysterious figure ‘Listen to me with your ears of ice as I growl and loudly hiss!’ Th... Read more

poem by Andrew Shepherd

Snore, snore, and then some more Shaking my ear lobes through the wall Snore, snore, what a bore Disturbing my sleep like an alarm call Snore, snore, concentrating my brain So nasally and so awfully loud Snore, snore, like a tru... Read more

poem by Andrew Shepherd

Suit and tie with briefcase to match Walking through crowded streets It’s his full time daily occupation Selling insurance to all the gullibles that he meets But when evening comes a calling A transformation starts to take... Read more

poem by Andrew Shepherd

There you go again Pretending to inspire Lord of all the charlatans The self proclaimed messiah Talking liberal rubbish Preaching to the poor Telling them to keep belief From inside your Audi door Hit hard and then pray That... Read more

poem by Andrew Shepherd

Golden sprays of mineral ore Creates a haze of nature so pure Ripples appear in the heated sand Dark and long like the Devils hand Clouds fly upwards to the sky While vultures circle for souls that die Nothing but dunes lead the... Read more

poem by Andrew Shepherd

A fire raged in the darkness that resembled a postcard sent from hell It was destroying the once beautiful vision that was the old town Carousel Large striking white horses that in the past stood like angels in the night Were all n... Read more

poem by Andrew Shepherd

There is a dream I really like About Dick Van Dyke on a bike Riding merrily along the strand With a can of special brew in his hand On other days he necks a carling As Mary Poppins stands there snarling Holding his chalk he star... Read more

poem by Andrew Shepherd

The school as a rule Has a headmaster Who’s a fool He’s loud and he’s aggressive And at times A manic depressive Deranged he seems to me As he jogs upstairs With a cup of tea This man is clearly insane... Read more

poem by Andrew Shepherd

A man resting on his bunk bed With destiny circling in his eye A man resting on his bunk bed Looking up at the desolate sky A man resting on his bunk bed His head full of memories and dreams A man resting on his bunk bed The ta... Read more

poem by Andrew Shepherd

The cat, the dog and me Went for a day by the sea Stopping at a seaside cafe I purchased a cup of tea We strolled along the sandy beach Watching boats sailing out of reach The cat did a few loud meows And my pocket hid a rott... Read more

poem by Andrew Shepherd

I’m blissfully aware of the beauty That tumbles from the sky Heavy drops of liquid rain Make me want to cry I’m fully in tune with nature From the trees to a buzzing bee As a wave crashes across a rock A chrysalis... Read more

poem by Andrew Shepherd

Once it was strong and full of life Now it's a mismash of signs and rails Place of the working man and his wife Abandoned wood and left over tales Now its dead with a forgotten past Deserted on the beach as the birds fly They so... Read more

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