POEMS - With Tongue In Cheek

[keithgood838]

I think it's time for some more Matt Monro-inspired lines:

NOW HE'LL NEVER SING ANOTHER SONG
(Adapted from composition by Black, Jurgens & Alexandra)

In his heyday young fans wrote to Matt,
everybody seemed to have time to devote to Matt;
everyone he saw all said they liked him,
once upon a song.
Main attraction, couldn't buy a seat,
the celebrity celebrities were keen to meet;
he had well-earned accolades bestowed on him
and so you see ...

Now he'll never sing another song,
it sometimes bothers us,
he's had his share of fame, we love his name.
Now he'll never sing another song
or take another bow,
we do get by, but are not sure how.

Always pleasing, but he loved it all,
though he had to learn to act like he's above it all,
everything he did the world applauded,
once upon a star.
Rapt ovations, record audiences,
got a scrapbook full of quotes he struggled to recall;
there were times he felt the world belonged to him
and so you see ...

Now he'll never sing another song,
or take another bow,
we do get by and are sure now:
in the luxury of his legacy ...

Keith Good

[ROBERT M.]

Very nice Keith

[keithgood838]

Hi Robert
Being of a modest disposition, I am always in some doubt
about a new piece until it receives an independent thumbs up.
Therefore thank you for putting your seal of approval on it.
My Matt Monro collection of verses now totals 41; a matter
of great personal gratification.
Keith

[Eman]

Wow that's awesome Keith!!! A great tribute to our Matt.

[keithgood838]

Thanks Eman, here's a tribute to another great Briton:

QUARTER-FINAL RECOVERY
(Wimbledon 2013)

He is by an impressive striking measure
the stout heart of the Murray tennis clan,
who bounded free of the lung-stifling pressure;
and post-the breathless Velasco steal can,
with one whole day of batteries-charging leisure,
be David slaying the giant Polish man.

Keith Good

[ROBERT M.]

If Scotland gain their independance, will Andy Murray represent Scotland or Great Britain ................if it's Scotland, he may not be quite so popular with the British public................especially when he plays someone representing GB.

[keithgood838]

NO DIVORCE

The Scottish citizens are far too smart
to let the UK family split apart;
the 1707 Union Act
should be the marriage vow that stays intact,
so if I am correct in my surmise
Robert, your conundrum will not arise.

[ROBERT M.]

I have to agree,
I think the same as thee,
It would not be the same,
It would be such a shame

[keithgood838]

Well done Robert, I like the tight scansion
and use of the old Yorkshire pronoun. Good for thee!
I notice that the warm weather here in the south
isn't quite as prevalent in east Yorkshire, however July
has been able to pull itself together after recent outbursts.

JULY

My emblem is the Lion, and I breathe
The breath of Libyan deserts o'er the land;
My sickle as a sabre I unsheathe,
And bent before me the pale harvests stand.
The lakes and rivers shrink at my command,
And there is thirst and fever in the air;
The sky is changed to brass, the earth to sand;
I am the Emperor whose name I bear.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow


FROM CALENDAR CHARACTERS

July assumes the tag 'cruellest month',
prone to falsh floods and temper tantrum weather;
the protagonist of the summer stage -
please tragedian, piece you act together!

[Eman]

Awesome Robert..
Longfellow - wow Keith, loving it!!
Yep this is a crazy July and it's very hot here..tomorrow is a day off for me and I believe I shall go curling. Yep a few of us play that sport here on the ice rinks!!

[ROBERT M.]

Cloudy ALL day Wednesday and cloudy ALL day Thursday ...............where has the Sun and the heat disappeared too

[keithgood838]

Looks like they have gone south, Robert,
like my table tennis form.

[keithgood838]

Here's a new poem, which I hope will find favour
with fellow forumites:

UPLIFT

A few image-strong lines of poetry
read or spoken,
or bars of a meaningful melody
passably sung,
can lift us from the rut of daily drudgery,
and limpidly betoken
that glee is not the preserve of the young.

Keith Good

[Eman]

Keith, how true are the lines of your poem!!

[keithgood838]

Thanks Eman.

MADDENING MUIRFIELD
(The Open 2013)

The knee-deep, snarl-up rough;
each lino-slick, down-a-slope putt
that can crack the strongest will;
the ultimate testing stuff;
every peril an unspoken tribute
to the players' exquisite skill.

Keith Good