POEMS - With Tongue In Cheek

[Sandra]

THE RIOTERS PRAYER



OUR FATHER,

WHO ART IN PRISON,

MY MUM KNOWS NOT HIS NAME,

THY RIOTS COME,

READ IT IN THE SUN, N' BIRMINGHAM,

AS IT IS IN LONDON.

GIVE US THIS DAY OUR WELFARE BREAD,

AND FORGIVE OUR LOOTING,

AS WE ARE HAPPY TO LOOT THOSE WHO DEFEND THEIR SHOPS

AGAINST US.

LEAD US NOT INTO EMPLOYMENT

BUT DELIVER US FREE HOUSING,

FOR THINE IS THE TELLYS,

THE BLACKBERRIES AND THE BURBERRYS.

FOREVER AND EVER---------- INNIT!!!!

[mariana44]

That would be funny--if it were not so true.

But very clever.

[Marian]

[Gray]

So funny, but so sad at the same time!

[keithgood838]

NICE ONE, SANDRA

The appeal contained
in satirical lines
comes when its barbs are accurate;
it's refreshing to see
someone other than me (he says modestly)
cleverly deigns
to write it.

[keithgood838]

SHOOTING STAR
(an abridged biography of Matt Monro)

In polar opposition to the astral phenomenon,
destiny decreed the career trajectory of this London-based
human one be unwaveringly skyward despite denying him
the impulsion of the introductory fanfared bang:
assigning him instead to modest shift-end casual appearances
at a Hornsey Rise hostelry (The Favourite, aptly)
where, to locals gawping surprise, Matt gratuitously sang.
Soon this embryonic star was soaring effortlessly around
the exclusive cynosure of the British pop charts,
thence flying over the watery Atlantic wastes
to strike a rhythmic chord in American music-loving hearts
as 'king-of-the-hill, top-of-the-heap' in the buddy-brash Big Apple,
and where his luminosity remained undiminished
amid the Big Dipper of refulgent stars that illuminates
the enticing oasis bejewelling Nevada's desert sands.
High-flying convivial conquests of Australia were finished
by a stellar, filmed cabaret performance that would prove pivotal
to the uplifting fulfilment of earthbound legacy plans.
Immune to the temptations of head-turning adulation,
while unpretentiously conquering the music cosmos,
this star reached his popularity apogee in the Philippines
where Hadj-like devotees declared, in their delirious acclamation,
their appreciation of this pure-voiced, engaging Englishman.

The singing luminary now scintillates on the celestial stage,
booked for eternity where the universal shooting match began ...

Keith Good

[mariana44]

That is brilliant, Keith--well done. !!

[ROBERT M.]

Nice leaving gift Keith, before your hols

[keithgood838]

Thanks Robert and Marian(a) for your ringing endorsements;
I'm delighted you like the poem. I'm sure I shall enjoy the
holidays; however, conversely I shall miss my forum friends.
Back soon.
Keith

[Gray]

Wonderful words, Keith

[keithgood838]

Thanks Gray, I knew you would put your seal
of approval on Shooting Star. Here's a new
arrival for consideration:

JOYRIDING

The unsung hero takes his seat proudly
in the motorcade of writing forms
with poetry, prose, biography
and other dignit'ries of renowned norms.
We gladly go on his carefree trip
whose normal destination
is a gleeful combination
of guffaw-sparking crowned codology,
and inventively woven wordplay.

Set giggle free from gloom's clammy grip,
we make our endorphin-fuelled getaway ...

Keith Good

[Marian]

Nice one Keith. Good to see you back. Did you have a good holiday?

[keithgood838]

Thanks Marian, actually the poem is exemplified
by your clever paper bag joke. The holiday went well;
the weather gods were kindly disposed to our golfing
exploits in Ireland - the less said about the golfing gods
the better.
It's great to be back posting my ephemera on the forum.
Keith

[Lena & Harry Smith]

Good to see you back Keith, and your holiday went with a swing, and the weather better than we have been promised here today

[keithgood838]

KEYBOARD CORRECTNESS

'I feel slighted,' complains discontented Colon
to the Keyboard Planning Authority.
'You have favoured Semi-colon with a free run
and handicapped me with the shift key;
why should he be accorded priority
when he is the subordinate one?'

The chairman assuages Colon's animus:
'The shift key ensures old Semi knows his place
while granting you upper case status.'

Keith Good