Paul
McCartney
is seventy seven
and Ringo
Starr
is seventy nine?
Wait a minute.
I’ve lost fifty
years somewhere.
Anyone seen them?
Category: Bon mots
What’s in a context?
It is passing
strange, is it not,
that celebrity
comments criticised
in the media
were always taken
out of context,
while those praised
were always
perfectly
in context.
Speak Strine
Never use two
syllables when
one will do;
never use three
syllables when
two will do;
never use four
syllables.
Mindquake
We need a
Richter scale
for major personal
events that
rattle our core,
shake our life,
leave fissures
in our psyche.
Sometimes we
can put books
back on our
mental shelves,
replace broken
windows, rebuild
fallen walls.
But sometimes
the mind is
left all out of
joint forever.
Card Sharp
I think I played
the cards I was dealt
as well as I could,
but at times
it was tempting
to go for misere
Unforgettable
I never forget
any of the
animals with whom
I have shared
my life
Any time between…
If you could
save all the
hours you spend
in your life
waiting for
tradesmen to arrive
you could live for
an extra year.
Travel guide
A tourist leaves
a comfortable room
at home, travels
for hours, days,
uncomfortably
by plane, train,
bus, car, all
clothes stored
in suitcase, trying
to avoid being
robbed or mugged,
in order to reach
another comfortable room
in a place where they
don’t speak your
language.
Mirror, mirror
When I am gone
no mirror will
ever reflect
my face again.
Ageless
My old school
classmates are
all turning
seventy five
this year.
Not me,
I’m turning
seventy four
and I feel
oddly pleased
about this,
like setting a clock
an hour forward
and so gaining
time. And I
need to gain
all I can.
