Restrictions on buying non-essential items can seriously damage one's sense of humour.


The bare neccesities of life?

It's raining cats and dogs
but I can't buy a brolly,
I need more kindling logs
but can't burn my lolly,
I craved for extra paper
(for writing you understand)
but was denied by a caper
set by Big Brother's hand,
I wanted to dress up for Halloween,
but the costumes were taken down,
so I'll don my usual rags of green
and drag myself round town;
too late, curfew, I'll just stay in
and treat myself to caviar,
oh no, I need an opener for the tin,
now I wish I'd bought a jar!





Poetry by Christopher Fernie The PoetBay support member heart!
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Written on 2020-10-27 at 12:09

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Elle The PoetBay support member heart!
You must be in Wales :-) Don't quite see the correlation with lockdown and buying non essentials, so long as you do it in a timely fashion:-)

Elle x
2020-10-29


Amy Valentina
This made me laugh...thank you for the joy
2020-10-29


one trick pony The PoetBay support member heart!
Thank you lightening my mood,
dispelling my woe-is-me gloom!
2020-10-27