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A poem by Pam Ayres

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AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 19 Apr 2020 11:59

Pam Ayers has been at it again. I think she wrote this for all the oldish girls out there.
This needs to be read. So true and funny.?????? I have put it on Mel's thread but not everyone reads that so here it is.

I'm 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 didnt really bother me
I'd while away the hour
I'd bake for all the family
But I've got no flaming 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 awful 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

nameslessone

nameslessone Report 19 Apr 2020 12:04

Wonderful :-D

Andysmum

Andysmum Report 19 Apr 2020 15:42

Brilliant!! I've always liked Pam Ayres. :-D :-D

Barbra

Barbra Report 19 Apr 2020 15:53

Ann Brilliant :-D :-D

supercrutch

supercrutch Report 19 Apr 2020 17:00

:-D :-D

Elizabeth2469049

Elizabeth2469049 Report 19 Apr 2020 17:29

???

PatinCyprus

PatinCyprus Report 19 Apr 2020 18:28

:-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

Fly

Fly Report 19 Apr 2020 18:57

:-D :-D :-D

Allan

Allan Report 19 Apr 2020 22:20

:-D :-D :-D

Linda

Linda Report 19 Apr 2020 22:46

:-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 19 Apr 2020 23:45

:-D :-D :-D

PatinCyprus

PatinCyprus Report 20 Apr 2020 00:00

funny but not Pam Ayres

https://startsat60.com/discover/opinion/bloggers/lets-all-drink-to-lockdown-a-hilarious-poem-by-an-over-60

Barbra

Barbra Report 20 Apr 2020 14:24

OH well still think it's funny Ann G x

Andysmum

Andysmum Report 20 Apr 2020 16:37

The two poems are virtually identical :-0

The problem now - who actually wrote it??? :-S


EDIT

According to Pam Ayres on Twitter, she didn't write it - Jan Beaumont from New Zealand did. I still think it's funny though.

MR_MAGOO

MR_MAGOO Report 20 Apr 2020 16:45

:-D :-D :-D

nameslessone

nameslessone Report 20 Apr 2020 16:48

Andysmum sneaked her edit in - now I’ll have to put my comment on Dermots thread ;-)

nameslessone

nameslessone Report 20 Apr 2020 16:48

Andysmum sneaked her edit in - now I’ll have to put my comment on Dermots thread ;-)