The way she tells 'em

Posted by Anne Witton on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 Under: Random stuff

Back in May, I had one day (31st May to be precise) where I suddenly decided to write some poems. I ended up writing 15 on a range of themes. Here's one of them that I hope you'll enjoy.

The way she tells 'em

A funny thing happened

the other day.

Now was it Tuesday or Wednesday?

I think it was Wednesday because

it was the day my new secateurs

arrived through the post.

No wait! It was Tuesday

when Sheila rang with the news

that her cat had had kittens

and her daughter had mumps.

Anyway, it was raining.

Not heavy rain. More like drizzle.

Like that time we went to Bridlington

and huddled under the brolly

at the model village.

Anyway, it was raining and I’d just

put on my mac.

You know the one that I bought

for that trip with Cynthia

in 2003. Or was it 4?

It was the same year that

Derek did his back.

He was never right after that.

Anyway, I’d just put on my mac and a funny thing happened...

are you still there?

Hello? Hello?

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