Tunnel Vision: Quirky Verse, #6

By Barnaby Wilde

Another collection of quirky verse featuring some longer verses on subjects as diverse as flying saucers, fear of flying and dining room tables. Pausing along the way to ask, what if whales could fly? and do you need more than two pairs of shoes? Featuring 'The Ballad of Wayne and Bill' and 'Flying Over the Atlantic'. Puns and jokes as usual.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Barnaby Wilde
• Release date: Feb 5, 2012
• ISBN: 9781465992475

Barnaby Wilde

Barnaby Wilde is the pen name of Tim Fisher. Tim was born in 1947 in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, but grew up and was educated in the West Country. He graduated with a Physics degree in 1969 and worked in manufacturing and quality control for a multinational photographic company for 30 years before taking an early retirement to pursue other interests. He has two grown up children and currently lives happily in Devon.

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Tunnel Vision

a collection of verse

by

Barnaby Wilde

Copyright 2012 by Barnaby Wilde

Barnaby Wilde asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

Published by Barnaby Wilde at Smashwords

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Cover picture 'Three Fools in Caps' public domain image

Other published works by the author available as ebooks.

A Question of Alignment – a Tom Fletcher novel

I Keep Thinking It's Tuesday – a Tom Fletcher novel

Every Which Way but East – a Tom Fletcher novel

Animalia – a collection of quirky verse with an animal theme

Life… -- a collection of verse on a vaguely 'life' related theme

The Blind Philospher and the God of Small Things -- more verse, with a philosophical theme and bad puns.

Not at all Rhinocerus – a collection of verse with almost no mention of rhinoceros

A Little Bit Elephant – a collection of very quirky verse which is only slightly elephant.

Tunnel Vision – a collection of longer verses featuring flying saucers, dining tables, whales and shoes, with puns and jokes as usual.

The Well Boiled Icycle -- 35 New 'quirky' poems featuring Clockwork Wellingtons, Goldfish, Jugglers and Gingerbread Men, but not necessarily in that order.

Barnaby's Shorts (volumes 1 to 9) – 10 coffee break sized short stories in each to suit all tastes. Romance, mystery, sci fi, humour and adventure.

Flowers for Mercedes – Volume 1 of the Mercedes Drew Mysteries. Three complete stories about Detective Inspector Flowers and Mercedes Drew.

Free Running – Volume 2 of the Mercedes Drew Mysteries. Three complete stories.

Flandra – Volume 3 of the Mercedes Drew Mysteries. Three complete stories.

Smile for the Camera – Volume 4 of the Mercedes Drew Mysteries. A full length Mercedes Drew story

For more information visit www.barnaby-wilde.co.uk

Contents (and first line)

Tunnel Vision ……………………………..….. Three fools in caps stood back to back

Sailing Boats Are Mostly Yachts ……………. Sailing boats are mostly yachts,

Corn Circles ………………………………….. You’d think, of course, a

Strictly Come Dancing ………………………. Strictly come dancing

The Joy of Flying …………………………….. Flying over the Atlantic

Design Averse ………………………………… Designer this, Designer that

Flights of Fancy ………………………………. What if whales could fly,

Is a jolly spiritualist just a happy medium? … Is it true that wise accountants never drown

Nothing to Wear ………………………………. I’m standing by my wardrobe, staring at my clothes

Monkey Business ……………………………… Now Darwin was a clever chap

Abandon Hope ………………………………… I went to Ikea

I Heard a Song Today ………………………… I heard a song today, quite loud

Shoes …………………………………………… You only need two pairs of shoes

Arty Farty, Caffy Larty ………………………. The chip van in our layby has gone all arty farty

Dad Dancing …………………………………… Mostly weddings are