Feelings
Sometimes happy
Feels a bit like sad,
Said my rather peculiar
Great grand dad ,
They are both quite a normal state.
But one is really quite hard
And the other one is just great
So here’s the thing, if you don’t know
Whether to laugh or cry
Don’t be afraid to give them both a try,
For the more you attempt to keep them in
The more you’ll feel like a full up rubbish bin.
Feels a bit like sad,
Said my rather peculiar
Great grand dad ,
They are both quite a normal state.
But one is really quite hard
And the other one is just great
So here’s the thing, if you don’t know
Whether to laugh or cry
Don’t be afraid to give them both a try,
For the more you attempt to keep them in
The more you’ll feel like a full up rubbish bin.
This poem is copyright (©) Bernard Pearson 2026
About the Writer
Bernard Pearson
Bernard's work appears in many publications, including; Aesthetica Magazine, The Edinburgh Review, Crossways, The Gentian, Nymphs The Poetry Village, Beneath The Fever, The Beach Hut Little Stone, The Caterpillar Magazine. In 2017 a selection of his poetry ‘In Free Fall’ was published by Leaf by Leaf Press. In 2019 he won second prize in The Aurora Prize for Writing.
