Harry Is A Poet

Goodbye. It's a simple word isn't it. Yet it contains so many different connotations and meanings that it can mean almost anything at all. The simple goodbye, For a friend you know You'll meet again tomorrow The goodbye when leaving home To the family you've known you're life thus far And going out on your own to this world so bizarre The goodbye when you aren't sure when you'll meet again When yo...

*This is an Ultimate Frisbee songfic based off One Day More from Les Miserables. The podcast just includes my thoughts, because I cannot sing. I did record a version to challenge myself, but it has been deleted for the sake of everyone. Not releasing the terrible audio may be the kindest thing I ever do for humanity. Still, enjoy my thoughts and the written poem below!* So, here's the scenario. Yo...

Hey, I'm just a fish in the sea And guess what, there's plenty more of me Always has been and hopefully always will be But we don't taste the same, we're quite unique See I'm aware I'm the subject of many a metaphor Just a phrase for there being an abundance, and there always being one more But I'd like to counter that with utmost vigour For not every fish is one you would wish to seek And hey, th...

The world revolves at a steady pace of 360 degrees a day The sun will rise and it will fall. But it will never stay. The stars in the sky will eventually burn and change how a constellation is arranged. The Universe itself isn't constant. In the end, everything will have changed. Growing up, you never see yourself grow into anything different. This world is trying hard to change you, but man you'r...

Right now you're not the only person on earth Right now there's a grandfather dying and a mother giving birth Right now the world is spinning, and it's only one moment you may find Right now is one moment experienced in 7 billion different minds Right now the night is dark, and the moon is bright Right now it's raining, but dry, so hark at the sun in the sky Right now one little kid just opened hi...

I think one of the scariest moments of my life, was when I realised I couldn't do it alone. I could never be truly independent, never could do it just on my own. From the moment we are born, we need other people, our parents for a start. The doctor and nurse who helped your Mother give birth, and your Dad also played his part And as you grow up tall, you start to strive, and want more in...

It may not seem true, but everything has been leading up to this You were born, one day long ago With a world to explore with so much to know So much potential, so many paths to explore So many reasons to start exploring the world for And so you took some paths, you made some decisions Some of them were chance, others decided with precision And it takes you down strange routes, this world of ours...

I've started to grow distant from some friends of old And it's always painful when I realise that this is the case That we've neared the end of our story to be told We're still running, but no longer in the same race It's tough. But there isn't much you can do, I guess There's so many people and so many places That my mind and memory is a mess. It's hard to keep track of all the faces They keep ch...

When I was younger, I used to look at the night sky and see nothing there. It's just blackness and nothing, as substance-less as air. And while that may have been true, it wasn't in the way I intended See while the sky may not have friendly aliens which can be befriended (at least as far as we know about) There's still a lot of stuff to make you shout " My God, how on Earth(?) does this...

In case you weren't aware, there's a world outside your window. In case you weren't aware, there's places on this earth you need to go In case you weren't aware, life is more than work and a computer screen In case you weren't aware, I'm about to elaborate and tell you what I mean Too often, we get trapped in our own little earth Much smaller than the big one, which we were given on birth A l...

To those spys sent by the government to track every second of my life, Let me assure you - you haven't seen anything yet. I know you think I'm just a distinctly average guy, little strife In the game of life, I'm a high stakes bet But I assure you, tomorrow, it's all going to change I'm going to make my stand To everyone who knows me it's going to feel strange As I become known throughout the land...

I don’t know if you’ve heard, the drumming of the air You may call it absurd, but I assure you that it’s there That simple beat, that carries on the wind Always to repeat, never to rescind It’s the pulse of life, the marching of time Sharp as a knife, its point is prime You may not know, but you march to it to Wherever you go, it’s all that you do You can’t break free, there’s no point trying It’s...

#9 In Its an in joke that I’m not proud That I’ve never been in with the in crowd I’m a proud outsider A socially awkward collider Making social situations so difficult and strange That there’s no one left who wouldn’t say I’m deranged But that’s fine. I’m an introvert at heart You’ve got to go down to discover my genuine emotional part I act like a tough guy But flat out that’s a lie I’ve been da...

I wish that I could name countries, that I could read maps, That I could write essays, as well as I can rap. That I could go on field trips and get muddy, I guess I'm trying to infer, My darkest desire is to study and be a geographer. Know I know what y'all are thinking "the boys gone mad, What ever happened to him, he used to be such a promising young lad, Full of hopes an ideals, aspirations and...

If you love what you do, you'll never have to live a day in your life. But if you do then what you love will cause you trouble and strife. Because then you depend on it for survival, it becomes a chore. What once was great becomes no fun anymore. And then, also, you care so much if you succeed. You have real tears to cry, real blood to bleed. You can't do the 9-5 shift, not really caring. Not if y...

When Mother Earth is getting you down, please don't mind her This day will soon be through, and tomorrow will be kinder I understand, dear sir, you've had a rough day Work has been hard, nothing has gone your way Go back home, lay your head to rest Life will get better, I can clearly attest For Mother Earth will stop soon, please don't mind her This day will soon be through, and tomorrow will be k...

We don't often acknowledge the existence of people we don't know Those we don't find safe to talk to But very occasionally, we give a brief gesture, mumble or glance in their direction Signals which can mean anything from 'stay off my territory' to 'I find you attractive, but I'm too scared to act on this inclination' But there is one type of engagement with strangers which I really treasure. One...

They say that beauty isn't only skin deep That beneath the surface is what really counts The bit still alive in the dark when we sleep It's certainly important, by all accounts But then why is presentation everything? Why should it ever matter at all? If all that truly matters is the presence you bring, Then why on earth should we have to dress nice for a ball? Now this is an annoyance of a p...

I am but an idea, But that's not much, I fear. Sure, some ideas are really something to impress And just happen to find the right cortex to address Strike the person right down to the core To be not just an idea, but become something more. ...That's not me. I'm just the idea that is the silent epiphany And though I may not have the most dramatic of effects I'm the quiet realisation that the world...

#2 The Chattering Classes Collecting phrases is a habit of mine, it's just something to do as time passes. And I have to say I struggle to think of a phrase I find more fine than 'the chattering classes' (Thats a great rhyme by the way, it works no matter how you'd pronounce it But this here couplets a little pretentious, so I'm going to go ahead and renounce it). Anyway, I pledge today...

The odds may be a million to one, but that hasn't stopped me yet For it's when you take your greatest risk that you feel most alive, when you place all your chips on one bet See, I know I'm the eternal underdog in this game I accept that willingly and show no shame Who wants to be the favourite, right from the start? How then do you show resolve, courage and heart? So far in life, I've pushed a lo...

A mission statement for this podcast, outlining my plan to record my poems over at harryisapoet.blogspot.com. This episode contains an Ira Glass quote, which is shown with excellent typography at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbC4gqZGPSY