Pause for Thought: 1, #1

By Rekha Thakerar

The poems with illustrations are there to make you Pause for Thought, giggle, laugh, maybe even cry a little and also to scratch your puzzled head.

These poems take a humorous and rhythmic spin on diverse themes such as Sickness as an avid tourist, a certain pain in the...ahem, swatting a Worry Wart, Anger as a hot cross bun on a run, or when Death comes dancing and Hope springs prancing.  Let's brew some fresh tea, take a bite of Brexit biscuit and fight the monster under the bed.  But with one vertigo to go...how do we explore the truth, lies and stars in your eyes?

Charmed and confused?  Well, that's exactly what you will find in this collection of poems, taking you on a journey that will have you in splits at its wit, pure randomness and the engaging rhythm with which they have been presented.  Enjoy!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Rekha Thakerar
• Release date: Dec 30, 2023
• ISBN: 9798223345855

Book preview

HER PARTY TRICK [ESCAPEE 1]

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HER PARTY TRICK [WHO IS SHE?]

Everybody falls for her party trick.

Nobody likes her,

but then, she still gets her kick.

It doesn’t matter who she would pick;

They all want to get rid of her,

pretty damn quick.

She is patient yet quick,

and nobody’s bootlick.

She smiles when she sees old food

and licks her lips.

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Yet, she is a popular subject to

the people she has touched.

They talk about their encounter with her

and use her as a crutch.

She is so popular

that she turns up at all the do’s.

She crops up at weddings too. 

This is not news.

The