A Little Box of Poems

By C. D. Melley

As he celebrates the festive season, C. D. Melley has composed this short collection of poems for those who enjoy his personal views and feelings on events in his life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Douglas J. McLeod
• Release date: Dec 26, 2017
• ISBN: 9781386837121

Book preview

Downloading Responsibilities

When I first started here

I was hired on as a part-time worker

Content on doing what I could

During my four-hour shift.

However, when my colleague left

Back at the end of June

I was tasked to help

Pick up the slack left behind.

While I had no problem doing

Some of the added responsibilities

It seems I have been requested

To take on more than intended.

I have now been working full-time

For the past three months

And my increased duties

Is starting to ratchet up my stress.

I’m hoping things will calm down

Before the end of this calendar year

Alas, it seems my sanity

Is being put to the test more and more.

Ode to the Tuesday Funnies

Every Tuesday, my wife sends out

An email containing

Various cute and humorous memes

To her friends and family.

The photos are intended

To tickle one’s funny bone

And bring much delight

To the belated start of the work week.

Most of the pics

Involve animals with

Comical captions

Suitable for all ages.

She has done this for as long

As I can remember

Bringing a ray of sunshine

To those who need it.

I admire my wife for doing this

As it’s another arrow in her quiver

To showcase her creativity

To those close to her.

Countdown Is On

As I look at the calendar

I notice there is one month to go

Until the release

Of my latest romance book.

The tome is the second part

Of a trilogy I have been working on

For the past three years

And it hadn’t been easy finishing it.

There had been problems

Getting it completed

Everything from chasing other plot bunnies

To an upgrade to Windows 10.

The latter caused me to lose

My original work-in-progress

But I was thankfully smart enough

To had sent a copy to my current