Dead Poets Society

Only kidding!

Dear God,

Thank you for offering

to let me to join the above

esteemed group

at a reduced rate

for new recruits.

However,

on this occasion,

I am not applying

for membership

as I am not dead

yet, and in fact

don't consider myself

a poet at all.

I will of course

be happy to receive

notification of future

promotions

by SMS, text and email.

 

With every best wish.

Arthur Writis

21/05/19

Author's Note

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

Me too John. Ain't ready for heaven or hell. I enjoyed the honest thoughts and the willingness to stay on earth with us. Thank you for sharing the amazing poetry and your thoughts.
Coyote

[Dave Brown]

R U assuming there is a god?

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Poetic licence I assure you. Read more of me and you will know where I stand on that particular issue; Try Reformation Revisited for starters lol

[Dave Brown]

Will do. Just looking at your lonely bird which I see on quite a few levels, one of which is an easy converter to a halloween haunter

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Ha,ha feel free to meddle Dave!

[nazia]

I guess that's an offer open to everyone alive, poet or not :)
A humorous read..
Hope for many more to come :)

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Indeed so Nazia, many thank yous.

[Cherrie]

Here here let's not pre register.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

I am with you on that one Cherrie. Many thanks for reading.

[Chris Shaw]

The last time I looked, I was alive and kicking. Perhaps not with quite the same enthusiasm I had when I was 20, but I ain't dead yet. Did you see the film Dead Poets Society? This was a fun write in free verse and I liked the humour in your signing off.
Chris

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Hi Chris, Think I havwe more enthusiasm as I have time for it now I don't have to stress about raiing kids, paying a mortgage and keepingf a job! I can't recall if I saw the film or not. It was written for fun by my good friend Authur lol! (Not that I suffer from it!). Many thanks Chris.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Went on-line and looked at some clips and I think I did see it but can't be 100% sure. In any case watching a clip has just set off my latest attempt at poetry.

[Shazbatt969]

haha you would certainly die on stage with that patter,

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Ah ye sayer of doom! Mae patter aint what it used to be. Cheers Matey!

[.]

Well, at least God offered you a discount, for i am pretty sure i will get an inflated price. Or maybe not even an offer at all. I am sure his abode is full of poets, though perhaps many of them may have went south.

A clever write with a dash of humour.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

The bad news is they are all supping ale! Many thanks Doodley.

[DIVYA]

I can smell the thick coat of dust and the rheumy coughs and ticking pocket watches. And those eyes staring disdainfully at me through their monocles. I’m glad I’ll never be good enough for them. Enjoyed this write John :)

[John Alexander McFadyen]

You and I together dear Divya, neither of us are taking up that offer lol. Many thanks.

[DIVYA]

You’re Welcome....

[jacob erin-cilberto]

clever work here...yes, me too...i unsubscribed awhile ago...

but sooner or later will need to get back on the list.
j.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

In time there are many who might qualify Jacob but for now we need to keep scribbling. many thanks.

[Crowley]

Lol...at least you got the offer, I hear they are low on creatives up there, but they have plenty of video game players who fancy themselves awesome at writing limericks. Very clever, I loved this!

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank you Crowley, was simply a mad few moments in time!