Country Man
Pheasants in season
rabbits for the table
clay pigeon at the country fair
he’d shot them all.
What’s up?
You are looking bloody fierce
with that AK-47,
are you starting a revolution?
No! Just looking after me own…
What do you mean?
Aliens have been sighted …
What are you going do?
Enjoy a little target practice…
Les Merton has 20 books to his credit and he has won
numerous writing awards. His poetry has been published in magazines in the
following countries: Algeria, Australia,
Belgium, Canada, Cornwall, Cyprus, Eire, England, Finland, Germany, India,
Italy, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Scotland, South Africa, USA. He also
has had many poems published online and in anthologies.
During his writing career Les has also appear on: ITV’s That Sunday
Night Show, BBC TV Spotlight News, and on the following Radio Stations: BBC Radio
Bristol, Duchy Hospital Radio, BBC Radio Cornwall, BBC Radio 4, Pirate FM, BBC
Radio Five Live, Penwith Radio, St Austell Bay Radio, Redruth Community Radio
and ABC Radio Canberra, Australia. He enjoys performing and has given
readings all over the UK and in Ndola Zambia.
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