betjeman

RATHER UNSEASONAL from kendrive ^Pro 86 days old

[ ... ] Laureate John Betjeman. CHRISTMAS The bells of waiting Advent ring, The Tortoise stove is lit again And lamp-oil light across the night Has ...

THE END from kendrive ^Pro 720 days old

I leave Betjeman to sign off in his own words. THE LAST LAUGH I made hay while the sun shone. My work sold. Now, if the harvest is over And the ...

WITH JUDGEMENT OR NOTHINGNESS WAITING from kendrive ^Pro 721 days old

We are nearing the end, and in this poem Betjeman once again tests his faith. GOOD-BYE Some days before death When food's tasting sour on my tongue, Cigarettes ...

IT CAN'T BE LONG . . . from kendrive ^Pro 722 days old

[ ... ] to bear than a sharp incision of steel. The endless anonymous croak of a cheap transistor Intensifies the lonely terror I feel. John Betjeman

GRAY NOVEMBER from kendrive ^Pro 724 days old

[ ... ] reminiscences, Betjeman is visiting another old friend - who is dying. INEVITABLE First there was putting hot-water bottles to it, Then there ...

THE END OF THE ROAD from kendrive ^Pro 725 days old

A few weeks ago I said that my run of John Betjeman poems was about to end - but I kept finding more! The time has now come though when I am coming ...

DON'T DESECRATE THOSE DEVON SANDSTONE CLIFFS THAT STAIN THE SEA from kendrive ^Pro 726 days old

Betjeman, had strong views on planners, as we have seen in earlier poems posted here. He believed hat they were too quick to allow the urbanisation ...

DEATH IN THE CITY from kendrive ^Pro 727 days old

Betjeman is at it again - immersed in death and grief - this time for a no doubt wealthy Company Director. However, I quite like this poem and particularly ...

SUCH A MILKSOP FOR A SON from kendrive ^Pro 729 days old

[ ... ] Betjeman recalls more peaceful days. However, as in yesterday's poem, he is bemoaning urban intrusion - as London spreads outwards, ...

ALL'S PERFECT, EVERMORE from kendrive ^Pro 730 days old

Betjeman is in ironic mood, talking about the Town Planners and rural re-development - although I have never heard the word "Planster" before. His ...