shazbat

Member since September 11, 2008

Member for 17 years, 8 months

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268 Poems

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Things to do before you die

Posted Mar 20, 2012 · 12 lines · 8 critiques

Gonna drive me a train
Gonna leap from a plane
Gonna climb me a mountain or two
Gonna dive for some wrecks
Gonna have awesome sex
Gonna go for a break in Peru
Gonna cruise on the Nile
Gonna eat crocodile
Gonna go down the rapids by raft
Gonna fly a balloon
Gonna go to the moon
Gonna stop being so flamin’ daft

shazbat’s timeline

September 2023
10 Sun

Anniversary
15 years of membership
September 2018
10 Mon

Anniversary
10 years of membership
September 2013
10 Tue

Anniversary
5 years of membership
April 2012
05 Thu

Received a critique
on An unexpected visitor from @Ian.T
"Just be careful who you invite for tea they may like people too munch Oh! damn a typo lol, Good short piece, Yours Ian"
March 2012
29 Thu

Received a critique
on Dear God from @weirdelf
"Santa, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy and all honest politicians are also ignoring me."
23 Fri

Received a critique
on Things to do before you die from @scribbler
"Now we all know you'll only stop being daft After you die lmao. An enjoyed bit of fun ran from your pen......stan"
23 Fri

Received a critique
on Things to do before you die from @Ian.T
"Thanks,... Jesse James....That was the only uncle we lost in that 14-18 Great war they called it. How the hell can you call War Great?????? Dereham that is where my Father came from and after the war he went to Wiltshir…"
22 Thu

Received a critique
on Things to do before you die from @Kailashana2
"Let me guess, you had some awesome sex? ;-) Did you see The Bucket List? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc3mkG21ob4 The daftiness, I kinda like. ~A"
21 Wed

Received a critique
on Things to do before you die from @Ian.T
"You Gonna do all these things best hurry up the end of the world is Nye lol Where about's are you in Norfolk My father's family came from Dereham they were a little like Private Ryan but in the first world war, Seven br…"
20 Tue

Received a critique
on Things to do before you die from @Geezer
"you did with this one. ordinarily, I would say that there were too many Gonnas, but the rhythm went very nicely. Short lines, made for easy cadence. ~ Gee"
20 Tue

Posted a poem
Things to do before you die
"Gonna drive me a train"
Open thread 12 lines
19 Mon

Posted a poem
Dear God
"Dear God, you heartless bastard"
Open thread 16 lines
16 Fri

Received a critique
on Slugs and snails from @Ian.T
"This was fun But there is no one To write about it now They read and hide As they all reside In a place Where there is no Sun.. Yours Ian.T"
14 Wed

Posted a poem
An unexpected visitor
"A well spoken Martian came calling last week"
Open thread 10 lines
11 Sun

Posted a poem
Slugs and snails
"The primrose and the primula"
Open thread 5 lines
09 Fri

Posted a poem
The point of no return
"When we were children"
Open thread 32 lines
January 2012
31 Tue

Posted a poem
A common garden pest?
"If elephants consume your plants"
Open thread 8 lines
18 Wed

Posted a poem
Just desserts
"Join the ice cream army, as they head off to the coast"
Open thread 16 lines
15 Sun

Posted a poem
Once upon a time
"When everyone wore a fedora"
Open thread 16 lines
04 Wed

Posted a poem
What shall we do...........
"It was out in Venezuela when I ran into this sailor"
Open thread 20 lines
December 2011
28 Wed

New follower
@infinite_dwarf
28 Wed

Posted a poem
Oubliette
"Like the deepest darkest chamber"
Open thread 12 lines
27 Tue

Posted a poem
Magic carpet
"So you rode the magic carpet"
Open thread 12 lines
26 Mon

Posted a poem
Phantom
"A silent white shadow"
Open thread 16 lines
November 2011
10 Thu

New follower
@loved
03 Thu

New follower
@Hooded Stranger
October 2011
24 Mon

New follower
@Rett
April 2010
24 Sat

Critiqued
""Attention Fleur MacDonald's friends and Members of Neopoet ~!" "UPDATE on the Update LOL "Message" " by @Seren
"Give Fleur my love and tell her to get her arse back here asap John"
December 2009
30 Wed

Critiqued
"REFLECTIONS ON MANS FINAL JOURNEY" by @K.E.D.
"Well young man, I have read this and one other of yours and it appears that your thoughts mirror mine, although I do not think I could have said it as well. ps. could you lose the caps John"
November 2009
30 Mon

Critiqued
"The Beast Of Sutters' Fen" by @Lonnie
"Verily thou art the master, I just loved the rhythm and rhyme in this Lonnie, John"
September 2009
10 Thu

Anniversary
One year of membership
August 2009
03 Mon

Critiqued
"THE HAGGIS HUNT" by @Tam the Chanter
"Hi Tam, I just love the way you tied in some old jokes with this one (Ben Dover, Juanita, Ayrshire bacon etc) and the OMD reference was a new one on me, needless to say this piece was much appreciated as smiles are alwa…"
March 2009
26 Thu

Posting milestone
100 poems posted
February 2009
15 Sun

Critiqued
"The Monkey's Tears" by @Lonnie
"As always "Brilliant" John"
January 2009
31 Sat

Critiqued
"The Poet and the Pig" by @Rett
"Rett, You're a man after my own heart, I love this kind of stuff, well done! Regards John"
15 Thu

Highest posting month
January 2009 — 20 poems
09 Fri

Critiqued
"A Dreary Sunday" by @infinite_dwarf
"All I can say is I wish my Sundays could be like this, loved this one Jess with its cosy feel John"
03 Sat

Critiqued
"Pictures on Paper" by @Rett
"excellent write here rett, wel done Regards John"
December 2008
20 Sat

Most-discussed work
Eat Me

23 critiques to date.
October 2008
07 Tue

First critique offered
on "Honeymoon Limerick" (since unpublished) by @Arrow
September 2008
11 Thu

First publication
The Dragons Lair
10 Wed

Joined Neopoet
Membership begins

First poem published 1 days later.

About Me

About me

Well, where do we start? I retired at 51 and soon realised that I couldn't stand being in my wifes company, so I packed my bags and left. I now live alone in a beautiful part of England.
I used to write poems for my kids but never saved any of them, a couple of years ago my daughter asked me if I remembered a particular one, which, surprise surprise, I did. After writing that one down I got the idea for another and I have been doing so ever since. most of what I write is from my day to day experiences, overheard conversations and funny situations etc. Oh and I'm a bit of a speed freak, I've got a couple of bikes and I drive a bloody gorgeous S Type Jag.
When Neo was off air for that long period I got a book published, it's called "Hidden Shallows" by John W Fenn and it's for sale on Amazon. http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss/280-8082560-3250512?url=search…

Location: Norfolk, UK, GBR

Favorite Poets

Kipling

T.S Eliot

Hilaire Belloc

Ogden Nash

Spike Milligan and many more.

Contest Wins

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15 years of membership

10 years of membership

5 years of membership

on An unexpected visitor from @Ian.T

on Dear God from @weirdelf

on Things to do before you die from @scribbler

on Things to do before you die from @Ian.T

on Things to do before you die from @Kailashana2

on Things to do before you die from @Ian.T

on Things to do before you die from @Geezer

on Slugs and snails from @Ian.T

""Attention Fleur MacDonald's friends and Members of Neopoet ~!" "UPDATE on the Update LOL "Message" " by @Seren

"REFLECTIONS ON MANS FINAL JOURNEY" by @K.E.D.

"The Beast Of Sutters' Fen" by @Lonnie

One year of membership

"THE HAGGIS HUNT" by @Tam the Chanter

100 poems posted

"The Monkey's Tears" by @Lonnie

"The Poet and the Pig" by @Rett

January 2009 — 20 poems

"A Dreary Sunday" by @infinite_dwarf

"Pictures on Paper" by @Rett

on "Honeymoon Limerick" (since unpublished) by @Arrow

Membership begins

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