andrew mitchell : Writing

What you want

What you want

A Poem by andrew mitchell


On breaking out from his atheist shell he challenged God I want a new car. He prayed and prayed I want a new car. Eventually, he realised the..
What pray tell

What pray tell

A Poem by andrew mitchell


Thanks to the Christian religion we have been reawarded with colourful profanities to the like of - Bloody Hell! For Heaven’s sake? Oh my..
The cultivators

The cultivators

A Poem by andrew mitchell


Where would we be without writers that fill the void, the space that surrounds us, the cultivators of thought? Where would we be without the ..
The space within a dot

The space within a dot

A Poem by andrew mitchell


Where dots became in their growth lines of expansion so did lines become circles that shrunk with time to dots. From the line I followed that..
Here today, gone tomorrow

Here today, gone tomorrow

A Poem by andrew mitchell


In the space of time for all seasons allocated during the autumn fall thoughts are swept by the four winds of change only to hibernate in the m..
It’s just a matter of time

It’s just a matter of time

A Poem by andrew mitchell


The days are long the years are short and I’m still here. How the inner vision flickers going down memory lane where my shadow broods.
There is a God! Goodness gracious me!

There is a God! Goodness gracious me!

A Poem by andrew mitchell


I bumped into God the other day We had a lovely chat about all things living as we strolled around the Garden of Eden as he called it. However, ..
The thought had a black belt

The thought had a black belt

A Poem by andrew mitchell


I wrestled with a thought and lost I was no match for a boxer but little be known another thought came along and gave that boxer a lesson - th..
How learning works

How learning works

A Poem by andrew mitchell


They say you learn from your mistakes so make more mistakes.
Baring all became meaningless

Baring all became meaningless

A Poem by andrew mitchell


While the imagery of the poem seemed fully clothed the critics stripped back the meaning leaving* the title naked.