Tag Archives: getting on a bit

THE FULL LENGTH MIRROR [or designers on my hit list .... or built by design]

Ah there he stands in all his glory
Every feature a named sob story
Hair by Finery
Nature, Whinery
Eyes enhanced by the House of Gory.
The mouth and teeth by Oral Cavity
The lower portions through Depravity
Skin by Wrinkled
Willy, Sprinkled
The look enhanced by Bloody Gravity.
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OH NO – NOT ANOTHER ONE

I am approaching my crepuscular years rapidly …… oh well.

Happy Birthday to meeee
Happy Birthday to meeee
Happy Birthday dear D Peeeeeeeeee
Happy Birthday to meeee!
If I was a car I’d be a write-off.
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A REFLECTIVE POEM

At a certain age an odd thing happens when you pass a mirror
Well really two things happen which is even queerer
The reflection is a stranger which is really out of whack
And the mirror at that moment develops a large crack.
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Match of the Day

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(He’s been lighting the wrong sort of candle. Lo,TG Ed)

IN PURSUIT OF THE HAIR SUIT

Out of my ears and out from my nose
Where it’ll end only heaven knows
Growing odd hair is really a farce
Fetch me a mirror so I can check on my back.
Perhaps I should shave the bits I can reach
Oh do stop growing I ask and beseech
As I pull and snip and eventually pluck
Oh I give up, [...]

TROUSER TRAUMA

I’m just popping out, I’m not going far,
I wonder where my car keys are?
Beside the bed?
Inside the shed?
I’m finding all this very bizarre.
This is going to drive me quite mad,
Today is beginning to go real bad -
Now I’ve looked by the sink
And I’m starting to think
I’ll have to resort to trying an ad.
Oh no, I’ve [...]

MY BODY IS MY TEMPLE ….

…….. or as Lo, she is a terrible Goddess would say “ a desecrated sight that gives me sore eyes”.

I blame gravity and not enough moisturising ……
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