Poetry Friday 29 A Poetry Friday Special

When Poetry Friday Met the Topical Poet

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It’s been quite a serious week on the blog, so I thought I’d lighten things up for poetry Friday by going into my Topical Poet mode. Two Rhyming Poems for you today, that I hope will put a smile on your face. I would suggest you listen to them.

(Note: I am not totally happy with these two poems so please read them as first drafts and if you want to comment, please do.)

The British Prime Minister gave her big Brexit speech this week. Take a look at her outfit.

 

Bay City Roller’s Fan

They say we shouldn’t talk about

what Teresa likes to wear

and that we shouldn’t comment

on how she does her hair.

Just cos she is a woman

doesn’t give us the right.

to question her leather trousers

or say her dresses are too tight.

After all, we didn’t notice

how David’s suit was cut,

or if Tony dressed to right

and was his zipper shut.

No one ever mentioned

Gordon’s choice of ties.

and no one asks if Nige

has eaten all the pies.

Tony had his faults but he

never wore hipster flares

and David didn’t go to work

in what his daughter wears.

Gordon didn’t rock it out

in David Bowie Tees.

And Nigel never wore his jeans

with holes ripped in the knees.

So, I think that we might’ve commented,

even if it was a man

who gave their most important speech

dressed as a bay city rollers fan.

Three Little Words

The three little words,

that no man likes to hear.

We’ll know that we’re in trouble,

with the one we holds most dear.

Always uttered with anger,

they make us want to die.

we know we’re sleeping on the couch

but we really don’t know why.

They don’t bring love and happiness

they’re not put in a song.

The words that every man dreads

she said, there’s nothing wrong.

Thanks for listening / reading. See you next week.