Friday, 1 July 2022

THE FAIR GAME

The moment I first saw her

Was at the county fair

She was in a summer dress

And fiddling with her hair

 

It was love at first sight

When I saw her there

She smiled at me and said

Her name was Claire

 

We had a nice time together

But later when she was bare

Was when we could truly say

We had all the fun of the fair

EAST OF KINTYRE

 

On the Mull of Kintyre

I stood atop the steep cliffs

On a day so crisp and clear

And looked out towards the east

And it was possible to see

The mystical Ailsa Craig

And the Ayrshire coast beyond

Thursday, 30 June 2022

21st CENTURY NURSERY RHYMES # 155

 

Pat a cake, Pat a cake, Bakers man

Bake me a cake as fast as you can; 

Full of E numbers and artificial flavouring

Then microwave it until the oven pings

ARE YOU WEARING BAGGY TROUSERS?

 

Are you wearing baggy trousers?

For any particular reason

They aren’t the height of fashion

They’re not even last season

You think they look “cool”

Whereas they look simply shoddy

I don’t know why you wear them

Unless you have a baggy body

PUBLIC INFORMATION MESSAGE

 

This is a public information message

The information is for everyone

Kindly heed this important warning 

If you wish to heat or cook a bun

 

Using the microwave and the toaster

Simultaneously must not be done

It could throw the earth out of orbit

And send us crashing into the sun

SELF-MEDICATING

 

There is a pill, that I take a lot

I take it when I don’t feel so hot

I knew the name but then I forgot

And the nameless pill I take a lot

Tells me I'm happy when I'm not 

THE ANNUAL AFFLICTION

 

They make my eyes itch

They make me sneeze

They make me cough

They make me wheeze

They make me choke

They make me seize

Give me a cure

Oh won’t you please

Free me from

These allergies