I am now an Honorary Fellow of a college somewhere,
But nobody tells me what I am to do! ******
Best that I swan about, quietly munching on a pear,
Hang on! already do that, not giving a ****
Too many pears, however, give me colic,
I double up in pain, that lasts all morning,
And bang goes my next naked frolic!
Perhaps swanning about needs a health warning?
No! what I lack is money, and possibly a purpose in life,
For sale! a barely used yak herder’s tent,
Mmm lovely! but not really me, better find a rich wife!
Then give up pears! and swan about, so smug and content.
© Robert Porteus
Dec 1, 2020
Dec 1, 2020 at 10:39 AM UTC
I am now an Honorary Fellow of a college somewhere,
But nobody tells me what I am to do! ******
Best that I swan about, quietly munching on a pear,
Hang on! already do that, not giving a ****
Too many pears, however, give me colic,
I double up in pain, that lasts all morning,
And bang goes my next naked frolic!
Perhaps swanning about needs a health warning?
No! what I lack is money, and possibly a purpose in life,
For sale! a barely used yak herder’s tent,
Mmm lovely! but not really me, better find a rich wife!
Then give up pears! and swan about, so smug and content.
© Robert Porteus
Sometimes I torture myself finding the right word or rhyme. The opposite with this. A news item piqued my interest and I fired this straight off. Have not changed a word. Perhaps some will argue that I should! But such a relief to get something down on paper without too much stress or agony.
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