February 10, 2013

 

 

A self indulgent fool

without foresight or

insight, isn’t worth a

moment of daylight

or twilight.

 

 

 

 

Unable to sleep, she became

increasingly restless and lay

thinking about the beautiful

Pekinese dog she had seen

that day.

He had the most fabulously long,

slinky coat, and she recalled

seeing him do a whoopsie against

a wooden beam outside the theatre,

and then happily swagger off with his

mistress as his silky fur mopped up

all the mess.

Her thoughts then went back to her

childhood, when her auntie used

to keep Pekinese dogs. They seemed

to spend all their life stood on the

draining board of the bake-house sink,

having their bottoms washed!

She remembered asking her mother

why her auntie used to wash her dogs

in the sink and her mother had replied,

‘because she’s a mad bugger’.

 

 

 

 

‘It was nice to see you all

on Sunday.

It was good of you to travel

across to see us when you spend

all week on the roads as it is.

We understand that, and are

grateful to you for taking us out

for that expensive lunch, but quite

honestly we would have been far

happier if you’d mowed our lawns

and done some odd jobs around

the house that we now find too

difficult to tackle.

I know you’ve said you’ll pay if we

get a gardener or odd job man, but

we like to be private and keep

ourselves to ourselves.

I hope you don’t mind me saying

this? Your Mother says I should

keep my big mouth shut and just

be glad you come at all.

I have to say that it’s silly for you

to waste all that money on food

we can’t eat though. They put so

much on your plate these days and

we’re not used to all that fancy food

anyway. We would much rather eat

home-made shepherds pie and trifle;

proper food, like you were all

brought up on’ .……….

 

 

 

 

He cried from the rooftops

‘Believe me, I’ll jump’.

He cried from the city bridge too.

But his rants were ignored, as

no impact he made, for no-one

believed his words to be true.

 

You see the world was his stage,

method-acting his game, he turned

up daily to practise his art.

But with no work forthcoming and

little chance of a break, his threats

really did come from the heart.

 

  

 

 

When dogma blinds clarity,

and eyes become blurred,

and giving and self sacrifice

are words too often heard,

it’s time to self analyse and

on matters reflect, in order

to move forward and regain

long lost respect.

 

 

 

February 6, 2013

 

 

Give the cat a crunchie

Throw the dog a bone

Buy the hamster a climbing wheel,

but never leave them all alone.

 

 

 

 

 

I can promise you the moon

to guide you through the dark.

I can promise you the light

at break of day.

 

I can promise you the sun

but not always on demand.

I can promise you four seasons,

in one day, but not as planned.

 

I can promise you sweet williams

and geraniums and roses.

I can promise you warm arms, when

on my chest, your head reposes.

 

I can promise you my tears

if before me, you depart.

I can promise evermore to you,

my ever loving heart.

 

 

 

 

 

I’m not the most obvious valentine

ever to walk your way.

But I would take good care of you

if you decided to stay.

 

I’m not the most intimate lover

ever to take your hand.

But I would be the happiest guy ever

if you were to accept my wedding band.

 

 

 

 

Oh Valentine, I suppose you’ll do,

I’m too old to search for another.

I’ve paid the price, it has to be said,

for simply not listening to mother.

 

Oh Valentine, you drive me nuts,

but I’d be lost without you, I know.

I’m far too tired to ‘break in’ another,

so let’s get on with the show.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I know you belong to another

and that I’m pushing my luck,

by asking you out to dinner

now a friendship we have struck.

 

I know that I’m chancing my arm

but it really would give me a thrill,

if we could spend some time together

at that cosy hotel on top of the hill.

 

 

 

 

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