Monthly Archives: Jun 2026

Richard of York gave battle in vain

A mnemonic that is in all of our memories ingrained

I bow my head to all the very clever writers of such

Nudges as these when in your mind the answers are stuck

Before their release to our tongues or our pens

Opening channels that will impress all your friends

With your deep knowledge and superior intelligence.

I used to think that my life might be

fulfilled if I were to join a monastery

but then I realised my gregarious attitude

was not suited to a life of contemplative solitude

This could be a really bad dream

looks like Munch’s unsettling,”Scream.”

or even a trio of cenobites

unused to sitting in broad daylight

but I rather like these songsters three

their silent voices give such joy to me.