MAGPIE TALES
supplied the illustration
LIVING IN HOPE
I'm having an operation!
After years of being loved,
Sat upon,
Bounced upon,
Lain upon.
Why! Reggie proposed to Gert
On me!
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I was a 'focal point'.
In fact, and this still sustains me,
The colour-scheme of the whole room
Was built around me.
I can still remember that glow of pride
When I heard Mother say
'Of course,
The sofa's the focal point'.
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I admit I felt somewhat hurt
When I was covered
With that hideous 'loose cover'!
I felt like a fat old lady
In a wide floral dress!
To add insult to injury,
It was blue, with brown splodges!
Me, with splodges!
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And I was moved to the playroom!
I was still loved, though.
I remember Mary sobbing her heart out on me!
Silly girl!
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Now I await the ambulance.
I'm to have an operation called
Recycling.
I expect I'll be as good as new when I recover!
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A Simple ABC
UMBRELLA
There was a delightful young fella
Who had an enormous umbrella
If he met a nice girl
He would give it a twirl
And they'd both dance a wild tarantella!
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Another excellent rhyme from Rinkly. Sofa, so good. :-)
ReplyDeleteRinky, your poems always invigorate!
ReplyDeleteLove the jaunt into loose coverings!
ReplyDeletevery nice take!
I that was a delightful story of a couch....
ReplyDeleteOh dear, who's going to break it to the sofa?
ReplyDeleteOperation for a sofa? Whatever next! LOL
ReplyDeleteWonderful! If sofas could really talk ... maybe Disney could do an animated film???
ReplyDeleteI love the quick pace and delightful tongue in cheek end to this poem.
ReplyDeleteFun and humorous, without being cutesy! :)
ReplyDeleteWonderful fun and oh how I feel so sorry for the poor sofa - recycled (if only it knew)!
ReplyDeleteAnna :o]
i like how this becomes a treatise i on recycling
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