Still ill

Tom Dylan


Notice of absence from Tom Dylan
Sorry if there is a delay in responses. Sometimes life gets in the way. As John Lennon said, life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.

Feeling queasy, uneasy,

stomach churning, room spinning,

I would say I’m hungover

but last night’s tea leaves

wouldn’t make me ill.

I have this awful feeling.

I cross the office floor

reeling, staggering,

like I’m on the deck of a tall ship

adrift on stormy seas.

I cling on to my desk

as I’m thrown around.

The waves swell and crash,

I expect to be drenched,

soaked in sea-water

any second.

  • Author: Tom Dylan (Offline Offline)
  • Published: January 17th, 2025 08:48
  • Category: Unclassified
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  • arqios

    May calm return, like dawn's embrace, And steady once more, your pace, For every storm, a calm does bring, A reminder, you’ll weather anything.

    • Tom Dylan

      Thanks arqios. Appreciate your comments.

      • arqios

        You’re welcome Tom 🙏🏻🕊👍🏻

      • Cheeky Missy

        Food poisoning seems to be the latest trendy thing everywhere I go this new year. So saying, how excellently rendered with exquisite imagery and a palpably haunting poignancy. Thank you for sharing.

        • Tom Dylan

          Yeah, I feel a bit iffy this week, and tried to capture it. Thanks so much for your comments as always.

        • orchidee

          Oh dear, taking any time off work? At times we hear 'There's a lot if it about' - whatever 'it' is!

          • Tom Dylan

            Nah, no time off work, just glad it is Friday. Tried to write about how I was feeling. Thanks as always for your comments.

          • sorenbarrett

            I feel the illness in this poem it strikes hard and there seems no escape. Wonderful imagery lends it power.

            • Tom Dylan

              Thanks a lot for your comments, Soren. Really appreciated.

            • Cassie58

              Sorry to hear you are under the weather. Your illness described well here Tom. Whatever it is, I sincerely hope you get better soon. Rest up over the weekend. All the best.

              • Tom Dylan

                Thanks so much for your comments, Cassie. Really appreciated. Happy Monday to you.

              • Thomas W Case

                I hate that feeling. Great work, my friend.

                • Tom Dylan

                  Thanks so much, brother. Really appreciate your comments.

                • Kevin Hulme

                  Sounds like the symptoms of being in Love.
                  Hope your feeling better .

                  • Tom Dylan

                    Like being in love? You took my poem to a whole new level there. Nicely done. 🙂 Thanks for your comments.

                  • Mutley Ravishes

                    Your a good storyteller, Tom!

                    • Tom Dylan

                      Thanks so much, Mutley. Really appreciated.

                    • Goldfinch60

                      May the sea be calm Tom and all be good in your world.

                      Andy

                      • Tom Dylan

                        Thanks a lot, Andy. Really appreciate your comments, mate.



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