Tales of Love # 19

THE SMILE THAT GRACED

The smile that graced
Her sweet face
Was aimed at me,
And her eyes
Gazed deeply into mine,
With seemingly boundless love
Feelings which I requited
And yet as our hands
Reached out
To hold on to our love
It slipped like quicksilver
Through our needy fingers
And we were torn in two

HE MADE SUCH A HANDSOME OFFICER

She was so proud of him
When she saw him in his uniform
He made such a handsome officer
Like everyone she was caught up
In the patriotic fervour
She wasn’t concerned about the war
“It’ll be over by Christmas” everyone said
He would soon be home again
So she revelled in the beauty
Of her gallant hero
And she waved him off to war
She was so in love
With her officer beau
and that moment lived long
In her memory
It was her last memory of him
For the war wasn’t over by Christmas
And he wasn’t home again

SHE GAVE ME A PRECIOUS THING

She gave me her heart
A precious thing
She said belonged to me
It was beyond priceless
I should have treasured it
Guarded it with my life
But I was a complacent fool
And she took it back
It will never again be mine
And I have shed
A thousand lonely tears
As for her heart I pine

JEZEBEL STRUCK

Jezebel struck
At the heart of their love
With eagles talons
To tear at their bond
But such was their love
Her intrusion failed
As his breast was
Armoured like a knight
And she slinked away

ACROSS THE LONELY VOID

Hands reach out
Across the lonely void
Groping in the darkness
Reaching for love,
Blindly searching
For a kindred spirit
A lottery of chance
Without an angel’s
Tender guidance

WE WALKED ALONG THE SHORE

We walked along the shore
As the sunset was at its death
As the breeze caressed your hair
And I was jealous of its breath

WE SAT COOLLY IN THE SHADE

We sat coolly in the shade
Of a maple tree
enjoying our picnic
And freshly brewed tea
Days of innocence
When our spirits were free
And I proposed and then
You and I became we

THE LAST LONG HOUR OF AUTUMN

It was late autumn,
The season was dying
When she sat at his bedside
Holding his hand
And quietly crying
As she spent that long last hour
Saying her final goodbye

SENT FROM THE HEAVENS ABOVE

Sent from the heavens above
An unseen arbiter of love
To help the lovers choose
And with introductions done
The angel ascends

THE BEES ARE BUSY ON THE MOOR

The bees are busy on the moor
Among the purple heather
The birds are on the wing
Enjoying the clement weather
The most perfect place
For we two birds of a feather
But it holds no pleasure
Now we are no longer together

Tales of Love # 18

SHOW ME HOW TO CLOSE THE DISTANCE

Show me how to close the distance
Betwixt me and your heart
What words remain unspoken?
Show me what I should do
I will break no promise
I will leave all vows unbroken
Love is all I have to offer
And a true and honest heart
I won’t treat you as some token
So show me how to close the distance
Betwixt me and your heart

IF ONLY SHE WOULD TURN

If only she would turn
And smile at me,
Then in that moment
I would see
I would know
That she loves me
But she does not turn
She does not smile
So I languish in solitude
And hope that one day
She will turn
And smile at me

THE GENTLE HEART

The gentle heart, that
Once held love for me
Now holds only
An utter Contempt
For I lost my head
For a pretty face
So I lost her love
And now I’m lost

SHE MEANT THE WORLD TO ME

She meant the world to me
But I set her free
Now I watch her passing by
And wonder how and why
I could have let her go
And the truth is, I don’t know

NO OTHER SOUL

No other soul
In the world,
Makes me
Feel so alive
As you
When your love
Touches my heart

FALL INTO MY ARMS

Fall into my arms
My love
And lay with me
I will hold you there
And if my love
You stay with me
I will cover you
With loving kisses
So let me hold you
And caress you
Let our two hearts
Beat as one
And I will forever
Be yours

I HEAR MUSIC ON THE WIND FROM THE SEA

I hear music on the wind from the sea
I see faces in the clouds in the sky
I smell fragrant flowers everywhere I go
And you honey are the reason why

IN THE INTOXICATING CLOUD

Losing yourself
In the intoxicating cloud
Of loves first blush
When passion blinds
All judgement
In an all consuming
Giddying jig
Loves refrain
Plays on during
The Joyful dance
Which comes to an end
With the weaving
Of two souls
Until Both hearts
Beat in unison

THE SEEDS OF LOVE

The Seeds of love move
Wind-blown in the breeze
And settle on fertile ground
To germinate in willing hearts

Tales of Love # 17

I WISH I’D KNOWN

I wish I’d known,
As the door slammed shut
Behind you

That it would be the last time

As I would have said
I love you
Just to remind you

I wish I’d known
We would never have
Another day

That it would be the last time

So when you tried to kiss me
I wouldn’t have looked
The other way

I wish I’d known,
As I watched you sleep
Peacefully beside me

That it would be the last time

So I could have told you
Of the life
Growing inside me

PERFECTION

Their meeting was
Serendipitous
When cupid’s arrow struck
Nothing planned
Simply a case of luck
She ticked all his boxes
In her perfection
And in her eyes
He was flawless
In all things
They were Simpatico
And Romance blossomed
Perfect moonlight
Bathed them
Perfect stars adorned the sky
And a Perfect kiss
Sealed their fate

TEARS BEJEWELLED HER CHEEKS

Tears bejewelled her cheeks
Like lustrous pearls
And her heartfelt sobs shook
The Ribbons from her curls
Those tears and sobs you only hear
From broken hearted girls

I couldn’t ignore the anguished
Sound of her cries
So I lifted up her chin
And wiped the tears from her eyes
Then I held her in my arms
As her sobs turned to sighs

And when I looked at her
Tearstained face I could see
A girl as fragile as a butterfly
A thing of infinite beauty
And when she smiled
It was like a sunset on the sea

A SOUND LIKE HEAVEN

A sound like heaven
Sits softly on the ear
Every honey coated word
Is a sweet souvenir
The joy of her touch
On my skin still lingers
From her Porcelain hands
And delicate fingers
Delicately scented
Like an exotic Rose
Still vividly resides
In the appreciative nose
And the sight of her
Consummate beauty
Will occupy my dreams
For all eternity

SEASONED

When we were young
We began wandering aimlessly
Through leafy woodland.
We began when there were only
The early buds of spring
Wandering on through
The dappled shade of summer
And its comforting warmth
Onward then to the fall
With its crimson hues
Now we embark beyond
The crunch of autumns leaves
Into the cold metaphor
Of winters landscape
We still have each other
But we also have uncertainty
How much winter will we see?

AFFAIR OF THE HEART

Her heart once full of love
Now harbours only sorrow
The love once ablaze
Is just a guttering candle
Her heart was won
With a poets words
And flowers of romance
Fragrant and sweet scented
The words are but hollow echoes
And the vibrant flowers
Are withered and odourless
Now as the tears come
Her only memories are
Of false promises
And deceitful words

BLEEDING HEART

Her heart aches
With the pain of a faded love
Teardrops stain her cheeks
But cannot salve her sorrow
While his heart is elsewhere
Hers dies in her breast

LOVELORN LANE

Heart fluttering,
Stomach churning,
In anticipation
As she enters the lane
Expectation heightens
As she proceeds
Closer with each step
Towards the moment,
The anticipated moment
When he comes into view
Every day it happened
In the leafy lane
They would pass
They would look
They would smile
Then she would anticipate
The next day’s encounter

ALL THE RICHES

He brings her luxuries
From distant shores
Designer gowns,
Lingerie of silk and lace
Handmade shoes
The rarest orchids,
Precious gem stones.
Lustrous Pearls
Exquisite golden baubles
Watches, bracelets, rings
He gave her everything
He thought her heart desired
Except the one thing she craved
His unconditional love

A Little Bit Of Humour # 78

DIETING TIP # 6

Foods and drinks used
For their medicinal qualities
Such as hot chocolate or brandy
Have no calorie’s

ON ST PATRICK’S DAY

On St Patrick’s Day
You know an Irish rover
Has had enough to drink
When they’re Dublin over

OUR TEAM CAPTAIN TOOK TO THE FIELD

Our team captain took to the field
Carrying a piece of rope and the ball
Unconventional you might think
But he is the skipper after all

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH HEDGEHOGS

I have a problem with Hedgehogs
I know it’s a strange thing to allege
I just find it hard to understand
Why they can’t just share the hedge?

I USED TO START AN AWFUL LOT OF FIGHTS

I used to start an awful lot of fights
When I was at school, I was a bully
But I had attention deficit disorder
So I didn’t finish them thankfully

WAS ANDREW MITCHELL RIGHT?

Was Andrew Mitchell right?
Are policemen a bit plebby,
According to a survey
It would appear they enjoy Typhoo tea,
Because of the adverts
Most of them live in new-build semis
Furnished by DFS or IKEA
They watch The One Show
And think it’s the news
Their diet consists of Pot Noodles
Cook in sauces or instant mash
They shop from the catalogues
Their favourite comedian is Jim Davidson
Entertainment is a 60-inch telly
Mr Policeman drinks Heineken
While his partner favours Lambrini
And Despite the Andrew Mitchell libel case
They will still vote Conservative
Because they think Mitchel’s a Tory
And they don’t realise it’s the same thing

MY WIFE AND I ARE FORTUNE TELLERS

My wife and I are fortune tellers
We met at our local dance hall
It was a night to remember and
We fell in love at the crystal ball

IN WHAT STATE OF DRESS

In what State of dress
Was she? please tell me
What did Delaware?
Was it her New Jersey?

TOTTENHAM HOTSPURS EMBLEM

Tottenham Hotspurs emblem
Is a cockerel that the fans don
And as the emblem is a bird
The supporters egg them on

ALL THE RABBITS IN THE FIELD

All the Rabbits in the field
Backed away from Farmer Kline
This strange phenomenon
Is known as a receding hareline

YOU CAN DRINK GREEN BEER

You can drink green beer
On any St Patricks Day
It counts as a vegetable
And one of your five a day

THERE REALLY IS NO TRICK TO IT

There really is no trick to it
The easiest way with no catch
To light up a football stadium
Is with a football match

MANCHESTER UNITED’S UNDERGROUND HEATING

Manchester United’s underground
Heating hasn’t been restored
So they’re planning to rename
The stadium Cold Trafford

BOFFINS ARE NOT THE SPORTY TYPE

Boffins are not the sporty type
But even a physicist called Bryan
Knows that he must exercise
Which he does by pumping ion

AS A MULTI SPORTS CLUB GRASSHOPPER

As a multi sports club Grasshopper
Club Zürich are just the ticket
They play a large number of sports
Though funnily enough Not Cricket

A Little Bit Of Humour # 77

DIETING TIP # 5

If you drink a diet coke
With a chocolate bar
They cancel each other
Out, so there you are
No calories count
For the chocolate bar

THE FOOTBALL ISN’T UP TO MUCH

The football isn’t up to much
We are all sensing doom
At half time the directors
Go off to the bored room

CINDERELLA’S TEAM IS BOTTOM OF THE LEAGUE # 2

Cinderella’s team is bottom of the league
Though it’s no surprise at all
When the princess in waiting
Keeps running away from the ball

I GOT VERY DRUNK ON ST PATRICKS DAY

I got very drunk on St Patricks Day
So I took a bus home to save any fuss
This may not be a big deal to most
But I had never before driven a bus

YOU TOLD ME YOU’D SPEND YOUR WHOLE LIFE

“You told me you’d spend your whole life
Trying to make me proud to be your wife”
She said to him “So what went wrong?”
He replied “I didn’t know you’d live so long”

I FIND SURVEYS QUITE SURPRISING

I find surveys quite surprising
This result even surprised my cousin
Twelve out of thirteen people
Have never heard of a baker’s dozen

MY BROTHER HAS A WANDERING EYE

My brother has a wandering eye
He’s been that way since birth
Not surprisingly I suppose
He now lives in Letchworth

I WAS VITAL AND VIGOROUS

When I was young
I was vital and vigorous
But I was a stickler for rules
Strict and rigorous
But life passes in a flash
Life’s moments are the shortest
Because you go from
Rigorous to rigamortis

SHE THOUGHT I WAS THE ONE

When I married my wife
She thought I was the one
Now she thinks, on a scale
Of one to ten, I am a one

MY OPTICIAN HAS A GIFT FOR STATING THE OBVIOUS

My optician has a gift for stating the obvious
Either that or he’s not very bright
After the eye test he declared forthrightly
“Mr Hooper your left eye isn’t right”

THE EYE TEST WENT ON FOR AN AGE

The eye test went on for an age
In fact it was something of an ordeal
“Your right eye isn’t right” he said
Well I can tell you that was surreal

BACK TO BACK DVD’S

My wife and I really enjoy
Watching DVD’s back to back
But only one of us can see
The screen which is a drawback

I WAS RAISED AS AN ONLY CHILD

I was raised as an only child
By my father and mother
Which really pissed off
My sister and my brother

SOME YOUNGSTERS ARE BREAKING INTO CARS

Some youngsters are breaking into cars,
They are proper little devils,
They do it in multi-story car parks
And that’s wrong on so many levels

BACK FROM PORT OF SPAIN

I have just come back from
Trinidad’s Port of Spain
It was a once in a lifetime trip
I can only say, never again

A Little Bit Of Humour # 76

DIETING TIP # 4

When you eat with someone else
Anything consumed off their plate
Is calorie free, because they will
Cling to the other person’s plate

CANDY CRUSH

He is a bit of a technophobe
If I have to tell the truth
So he thinks Candy Crush
Is a stripper from his youth

ONE OF MY TEACHERS IS A RUNNER

One of my teachers is a runner
He does it fanatically
But I don’t have him for PE
I have him for Jog-raphy

FOGHORN LEGHORN

Foghorn Leghorn
Was sent off the field today
The referee claimed
It was for persistent fowl play

NO! YOU DON'T IRON FOUR LEAF CLOVERS

No! You don't iron four leaf clovers
That something you must never do
Because let’s be honest you don’t
Want to go pressing your luck do you

I’M SORRY I CAN'T BE YOUR VALENTINE

I’m sorry I can't be your valentine
I’m dumping you double quick
It’s on medical grounds in truth
Because you just make me sick

SHE WAS MARRIED TO HIM

She was married to him
For three years, just over
And didn't know he drank
Until he came home sober

HAPPINESS TRANSACTION

Money can't buy you happiness
Isn’t that supposed to be the deal?
Well I beg to differ, because
I bought myself a Happy Meal

A CHEESY TALE

My love life is like
A wheel of Swiss cheese I think
It’s full of holes
And the remainder tends to stink

A PHYSICAL JERK

I never take any form
Of physical exercise
I don’t want to be fit
If I see a jogger with
A smile on their face
Then I might try it

AN AFFAIR OF THE HEART

An affair of the heart
And at my age too
Well yes I know it’s
A bypass that’s true

AS THEY STOOD BEFORE THE ALTAR

As they stood before the altar
At the proudest moment of their life
The Reverend said “I now pronounce
You Husband and Wife”
“You may now update your Facebook status”

A MAN AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE

A man at the press conference,
Stood up at the podium,
Not one of the lycra clad blokes,
And declared he was spokesman
Asked to clarify he said
“I’m the man in charge of spokes”

MY GRANDDADS GREATEST PLEASURE

My granddads greatest pleasure
Was his allotment
So in his will he instructed
His son Peter
To sprinkle his ashes
Over the beloved plot
Lightly forking them in
At one ounce per square metre

MY NEW NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOUR,

My new next door neighbour,
It turns out, is a really pretentious twat
He has travelled quite a lot
So his house is named Bindair Dundat.

A Little Bit Of Humour # 75

DIETING TIP # 3

I don’t know all the science involved
It’s something to do with gravity
But anything you consume while you
Are standing up contains no calories

IT’S A SURE SIGN YOU HAVE LOST # 2

It’s a sure sign you have lost
Your sex appeal for certain
When your gynaecologist
Won’t examine you in person

ARE YOU ADDICTED TO PLASTIC SURGERY?

Are you addicted to plastic surgery?
Or just had more than your fair share
Well it’s a sure sign when your surgeon
Is an employee of Tupperware

21st CENTURY NURSERY RHYMES # 335

Old Mother Goose,
When she wanted to wander,
Hitched up her dress
And let the men have a gander.

MY CROSS EYES TEACHER WAS SACKED

My cross eyed teacher was sacked
The governors have no scruples
They said it wasn’t her disability
But that she couldn't control her pupils

AT THIS YEAR’S INSECT SUPER BOWL

At this year’s insect Super Bowl
The quarterback played dismally
Rimsky-Korsakov dropped the ball
It was the plight of the fumble Bee


FOGHORN LEGHORN THE COCKEREL

Foghorn Leghorn the Cockerel
Is happy to be the farmyard hick
Not through a lack of ambition
But he’s never short of a hot chick

BIMBETTE ENTERED A SWIMMING COMPETITION

Bimbette entered a swimming competition
In the breast stroke much to her alarm
She came last and claimed she was cheated
As the other swimmers used their arms


THE REASON WE KNOW THE INDIANS

The reason we know the Indians
Were truly the first nations
On the North America continent
Was because they had reservations

TELL ME PLEASE I WANT TO KNOW

Tell me please I want to know
Remember I asked you once before
Tell me what did Tennessee?
Was it the same thing Arkansas?

HALF OF ALL MARRIAGES

Half of all marriages
Will end in divorce
Which just leaves the
Unhappy ones of course

YOU KNOW WHEN YOU ARE CLAPPED OUT

You know when you are clapped out
And not vital any more
When the doc tells you
To slow down instead of the law

ARE SAFARI PARKS DISCRIMINATORY?

Are Safari parks discriminatory?
Yes they most certainly are
Because they make no attempt
To accommodate those without a car

THE TEMPERATURE OF SEX

An old man was at the doctors
“I have a question you may think silly
Well after my wife and I have sex,
I'm usually cold and chilly
But then, after the second time
I'm usually hot and sweaty"
The doc replied “Well that is strange
Let’s discuss it with Betty”
The doctor repeated the tale
And she replied with disgust
"The first time is in January
And the second is in August"

APPARENTLY OWNING A DOG

Apparently owning a dog
Can take ten years of you
I now have four of them
But I still look sixty two