Thursday 2 April 2020

A cheerful peom to lighten our day

Dear Blogger

This came to me from a friend in Nesscliffe who got it from her sister in Cornwall - pass it on.

I AM NORMALLY A SOCIAL GIRL

  I love to meet my mates
  But lately with the virus here
  We can't go out the gates.
  
  You see, we are the 'oldies' now
  We need to stay inside
  If they haven't seen us for a while
  They'll think we've upped and died.
  
  They'll never know the things we did
  Before we got this old
  There wasn't any Facebook
  So not everything was told.
  
  We may seem sweet old ladies 
  Who would never be uncouth
  But we grew up in the 60s -
  If you only knew the truth!
  
  There was sex and drugs and rock 'n roll
  The pill and miniskirts
  We smoked, we drank, we partied
  And were quite outrageous flirts.
  
  Then we settled down, got married
  And turned into someone's mum,
  Somebody's wife, then nana,
  Who on earth did we become?
  
  We didn't mind the change of pace
  Because our lives were full 
  But to bury us before we're dead
  Is like a red rag to a bull!
  
  So here you find me stuck inside
  For 4 weeks, maybe more
  I finally found myself again
  Then I had to close the door!
  
  It didn't really bother me
  I'd while away the hour
  I'd bake for all the family
  But I've got no bloody flour!
  
  Now Netflix is just wonderful
  I like a gutsy thriller
  I'm swooning over Idris
  Or some random sexy killer.
  
  At least I've got a stash of booze
  For when I'm being idle
  There's wine and whiskey,  even gin
  If I'm feeling suicidal!
  
  So let's all drink to lockdown
  To recovery and health
  And hope this bloody virus
  Doesn't decimate our wealth.
  
  We'll all get through the crisis
  And be back to join our mates
  Just hoping I'm not far too wide
  To fit through the flaming gates!