Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Royals I have 'Known'!


ROYALS I HAVE 'KNOWN'!

 

This one was remote and very old;
I knew he wore a crown of gold,
But he was a 'Grandpa man' to me,
Though I knew that he was ROYALTY!

This one was a hero in the War;
He stayed through London's bomb furore.
His stutter showed fragility
But, nevertheless, he was ROYALTY!


This was the great romantic bit!
Prince Philip was a tremendous hit
And she was all 'Princess' to me.
Oh yes! This was ROYALTY!
 
This one never felt quite right
Though she was a pretty doll alright.
Something was not as it should be
But, even so, they were ROYALTY!

This one? Who knows? Do they stand a chance
Of getting it right in the royal dance?
I trust they both live happily
Pretending they're not ROYALTY!
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TOO NEAR THE SUN!

(Written at the height of the Credit Crunch, which is still lingering!)

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There once was a Wall Street Banker who had an unusual name,
One held by a Greek from mythology, whose fate ended up the same.
Icarus, Greek risk-taker, planned to fly very high,
So he built himself some mythical wings to lift himself up to the sky.
He made the wings and he flew with them; all he thought of was success,
But the wings were faulty, he soon found out; soon he was in distress.
There was wax in the wings' construction, a fact he had ignored,
And the wax began to melt away the nearer the sun he soared.
He finally fell in the ocean, which certainly served him right;
He fell because he'd been aiming at far too great a height.
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Icarus, Wall Street Banker, also aimed for the sun,
He desired to be nearer to the gold, higher than anyone.
His 'wings' too were faulty; they melted as he flew;
And, falling, he realised, at last, that punishment was due.
Icarus, Wall Street Banker, down, down, down he fell!
But what makes me quite livid is.....
He fell on ME as well!
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P.S.


This was the group photo taken at the ending of the 'Short and Sweet' Festival. I am the little person in the white blouse behind the check shirt. I was a little terrified of working with such young people at first but I ended up really enjoying their company.

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