andrew mitchell : Writing

Better to .....

Better to .....

A Poem by andrew mitchell


Better to die in the open air than within four walls of a prison said the scarecrow. Better to catch a ride on the chariot of love than walk t..
Just lucky I guess!

Just lucky I guess!

A Poem by andrew mitchell


Some people had their bread buttered on both sides..... just lucky I guess! We only had marg!
Making the most of what’s found!

Making the most of what’s found!

A Poem by andrew mitchell


Just when you learn to make the most of it, most of it is gone. Apparently the devil was in the detail.
Death, the final frontier.

Death, the final frontier.

A Poem by andrew mitchell


Death, the final frontier. They come as many, the slow death, the accidental death, the unexpected death, the agonizing death, the quick death, ..
The elixir of life- fruits!

The elixir of life- fruits!

A Poem by andrew mitchell


One must enjoy the fruits of one’s labour’s or lie with the fruit rotten.
A biblical remedy!

A biblical remedy!

A Poem by andrew mitchell


When Moses said to God I have a headache. God gave him two tablets! He still has a headache!
When the knot slipped away in a noose!

When the knot slipped away in a noose!

A Poem by andrew mitchell


While a stitch in time saved nine, ten was on the loose, the slip knot.
To walk a crooked mile!

To walk a crooked mile!

A Poem by andrew mitchell


A pocket full of trouble does not become a pocket full of gain in the interest. The reeling cost of dividends when gold bars turn to iron whe..
The elusive pause.

The elusive pause.

A Poem by andrew mitchell


I could not find that space between time I was always pushed. The elusive pause between moments- a shadow in time.
The broad sword through a broad bean.

The broad sword through a broad bean.

A Poem by andrew mitchell


He may have spilt the beans for he spoke in flatulent tongue.