Triskelion

Member since March 13, 2021

Member for 5 years, 2 months

advocate member

115 Poems

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Cabbage and Beans

Posted May 23, 2026 · 12 lines · 2 critiques

Oh, cabbage and beans, I can't afford rent

I just can't believe how my paycheck was spent

It's not like I'm living so high on the hog

Everyday has become a perpetual slog

Then I look at the pics of the ballroom he's planned

It warms up my cockles and opens my hand

I find it inspiring how they're all getting rich

While I sit here farting from hunger and bitch

And you might think it strange that I can't let it go

But deep down, I'm quite a maga-nificent hoe

So dry up your tears and squeeze out a shout

And praise be my "trump", the incorrigible lout!

Triskelion’s timeline

May 2026
26 Tue

Received a critique
on Cabbage and Beans from @Obadiah Grey
"Meant to be sung three minutes before calling time, whilst three sheets to the wind, after three treble whiskeys downed by three "quizzical Micks".... Nice one brother. Obi."
23 Sat

Posted a poem
Cabbage and Beans
"Oh, cabbage and beans, I can't afford rent"
Open thread 12 lines
22 Fri

Received a critique
on DESPER-ROTT-O from @Geezer
"I sure do think of those things; but most of all, I am reminded of the raw power that big money wields over our politics. I know we like to think that it isn't so, but truth denied isn't untrue." At least in the past, e…"
21 Thu

Received a critique
on DESPER-ROTT-O from @Candlewitch
"When I read the line: "the demander and thief!" all I could think of was: commander and chief! always, Cat"
21 Thu

Posted a poem
DESPER-ROTT-O
"he knows he's fucked everything up"
Open thread 5 lines
20 Wed

Posted a poem
FLESH WHORE-DUM
"your president's feeling the stress"
Open thread 5 lines
18 Mon

Received a critique
on BLINDED BY THE BLIGHT from @Geezer
"I thought it a rather clever twist on the song "Blinded by the Light" and seriously, I can't think of a better title, "The Blight" being a rot, mold or mildew on our land the land that produces our crops and keeps our e…"
18 Mon

Posted a poem
BLINDED BY THE BLIGHT
"they're robbing you blind to invest overseas"
Open thread 5 lines
17 Sun

Received a critique
on WHERE THE ROSE GROWS from @Obadiah Grey
"Behind two Lillys sits Rose, then Daisy's fer two n a bit rows there's a Poppy, petunia, a Pansy, Primrose. Then a Bibi - who gets up- our nose! Spent his seed on Barron ground."
16 Sat

Received a critique
on WHERE THE ROSE GROWS from @Geezer
"Trying to forge a friendship with seeds from a flower that grows in many colors and forms all over the world, must have some little significance? I have begun to see that the best we can see from China, is a reluctant "…"
15 Fri

Posted a poem
WHERE THE ROSE GROWS
"HOW STUPID IS PRESIDENT XI!"
Open thread 5 lines
April 2026
19 Sun

Posted a poem
GLUTS for NUTS
"he's using crude oil to lube up your butts"
Open thread 5 lines
16 Thu

Received a critique
on a Bridge too Far from @Obadiah Grey
""just wondering if there should be a comma after the word drunkard." I'm just wondering why no fuckers put a bullet in his cuntish head ! Not a nice piece. Thomas. Poignant ! Obi."
15 Wed

Posted a poem
WORMONGERING
"marjorie feels like a worm"
Open thread 5 lines
13 Mon

Received a critique
on FRAMED a la BLAME from @Candlewitch
"Your clever thoughts churned into words cause delight in their conceptual array, not surprising. I like this play with words! I do not understand why members are reading, but not responding! fondly, Cat"
11 Sat

Posted a poem
a Bridge too Far
"I travelled on a bridge too far"
Open thread 30 lines
10 Fri

Posted a poem
Working Man (language)
"I will not go to work today"
Open thread 14 lines
08 Wed

Posted a poem
BLOOD OIL
"they paid him to cave to demands"
Open thread 5 lines
05 Sun

Posted a poem
FASCINISTIC EXPOSISTIC DOUSCHOUS
"it's a putinesque country today"
Open thread 5 lines
March 2026
31 Tue

Posted a poem
FRAMED a la BLAME
""that button" is calling his name"
Open thread 5 lines
14 Sat

Posting milestone
100 poems posted
13 Fri

Anniversary
5 years of membership
November 2025
19 Wed

Critiqued
"Stupidity! (I think this is an acrosstic poem)" by @Leslie
"...will be used primarily for war and to control people in general. Pretty scary hunh? Reminds me of a chicken farm, actually. Lol"
19 Wed

Critiqued
"Stupidity! (I think this is an acrosstic poem)" by @Leslie
"...certainly has the capacity to widen the gap between rich people and the needy, corporeal tedious class of humans in the world. That's what happens when you elect irresponsible, greedy people to manage your country. H…"
16 Sun

New follower
@Paul Baskin
11 Tue

New follower
@Unca Fez
06 Thu

New follower
@Leslie
02 Sun

New follower
@mark
October 2025
15 Wed

Highest posting month
October 2025 — 16 poems
March 2025
05 Wed

Critiqued
"The Day The Poetry Died" by @Lavender
"Although I usually am discriminate about rewrites of popular songs, I am partial to the vocabulary you used in this one...and if it helps you get through it, I, as a worldly man (born in Canada), have no less disdain fo…"
01 Sat

Critiqued
"Life " by @Blue-eyed Bolla
"...you're honest..in all, I prefer your poems regarding love and other pastoral subjects. Your meter is generally better in those.... that's my fart in the wind. Thomas"
February 2025
23 Sun

Critiqued
"Cadaver" by @Ruby Lord
"...I really enjoyed this one, Ruby. The language use throughout gave me visions of a dank bar with a leathery, wizened cadaver propped up by the barkeep for an ultimate theme bar where people go to drink themselves to t…"
07 Fri

Critiqued
"The Black Door" by @RoseBlack
"...there is something forebodingly compelling about a door that's uncoloured black. I especially liked the twist in the final stanza when the unbridled inhibitions came fatefully full circle. A real gem. Thomas"
05 Wed

Critiqued
"They Call The Wind" by @Rula
"no more to say, Rula Thomas"
05 Wed

Critiqued
"Great Again." by @Obadiah Grey
"I didn't know you were a philanthropist! Some people just really get off attacking white supremacists, don't they? It's a conspiracy, a WITCH HUNT, I say!!! chalk me up on the "like" side, just below your 180... Cheers…"
January 2025
18 Sat

Most-discussed work
SHOT DOWN!?

18 critiques to date.
March 2022
13 Sun

Anniversary
One year of membership
May 2021
23 Sun

First publication
Mistress
22 Sat

First critique offered
on "Twinkling Light.........{MINOR EDIT}" by @lovedly
March 2021
13 Sat

Joined Neopoet
Membership begins

First poem published 71 days later.

About Me

About me

restless, passionate, sometimes reckless. Favourite form is limericks, prefer rhyming, structured work.
Most of my work is very personal, so it may seem I don't write much because I don't post these poems. I have self published 6 books of poetry that I share with people I consider truly life inspiring friends.
You can bet I would never consider publishing with a company because of the crap a lot of them promote.

Location: Lake Simcoe Canada

Favorite Poets

Poe

Frost

E.B. Browning

Theodor Seuss Geisel