The Blazing Rag

Kevin Michael Bloor

The Blazing Rag’s a seedy inn

Go past each day; I’ve not been in

A motley crowd reclines inside

So I don’t saunter past; I stride!

 

Pub crawling home deep in the night

Pugnacious punters sometimes fight

Their voices echo in the dark

Punch holes in peace across the park

 

The Blazing Rag’s of ill repute

A viper’s nest; I don’t dispute

Yet trophies glitter midst the grime

Awards in frames from former time

 

When long before my beery birth

Men downed their merry mugs of mirth

And diced with dominoes and darts

Let beer bind up their broken hearts

 

My beer, I drink at home from cans

I let the tradesmen in white vans

Frequent that bar to stand and sup

From grimy glass or chip-kissed cup

 

But one day, I’ll pack poet’s bag

And brave that bar: The Blazing Rag

I’ll hail the barman: “draw me off

A pearly pint, to quickly quaff”

 

And maybe, if the pint does please

I’ll warm to them and feel at ease

‘Mong brother boozers built like me

Sad sailors on a stormy sea

 

All killing time with noble ale

Inside the body of this whale

A hundred million miles from home

Beneath a dark, despotic dome

 

Where I feel now the poet’s call

To share my liquored lines with all

Perhaps perform while pints they nurse

To entertain them with my verse!

 

But maybe that’s for future times

When Blazing Rag feels need of rhymes

For now, I’ll sit with them and sup

And watch the Twenty First World Cup!

  • Author: Blue-eyed Bolla (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: June 16th, 2018 05:41
  • Comment from author about the poem: some lazy summer lines about my local (NOT) at the start of the World Cup 2018..
  • Category: Humor
  • Views: 39
  • Users favorite of this poem: Laura🌻, SLR
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  • Lalion

    This is really good.

  • Laura🌻

    Blue-eyed Bolla,

    I enjoyed reading your poem!
    A bit of history. I like that!
    I’m learning more and more about the UK because many of the writers who post on this site are from the UK! Great!

    Enjoy the game!

    ~Laura~

    • Kevin Michael Bloor

      Thank you Laura. Always appreciate your feedback and support.

    • Goldfinch60

      Good write, there is an open mike afternoon in one of our local pubs soon and I hope to go to it.

      • Kevin Michael Bloor

        Thank you G60. Yeah, we have an open mike poetry night here in little old Buxton. I do like performing my poems. I think you will enjoy it.

      • SLR

        I love this! Great descriptive write. Paints a vivid pic of the place. I'll join you there and we'll "grab a pint" . Is that the phrase? Good rhythmic flow, natural feeling rhymes. Great write, great post!

        • Kevin Michael Bloor

          Many thanks SLR for your full feedback and support.
          [An honour, Sir, is how I’d view
          The chance to grab a pint with you
          The Blazing Rag needs poets true
          With you and me, Sir, they’d have two!]

          • SLR

            I love that! I'm going to have you save it along with the original poem.



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