Yoga routine now
Done in the water, it's much
Easier, and fun.
Easier---and fun!---
Puns and glib words on the run,
Than numbers fine-spun.
Than numbers fine-spun
We love words, velvety or
Sharp edged, so much more.
Sharp-edged, so much more
Pain: I cut myself, therefore
I will shave no more
I will shave no more.
It's always been such a bore.
So now? Hair Galore!
So now - hair galore?
Pretty curls tumbling round my face;
Brown with golden tints.
Brown with golden tints?
Fudge cake topped with caramel,
Yum, that taste is swell!
Yum, that taste is swell,
Could it be dangerous to me though?
Let Spendius try it.
Let Spendius try.
The rest of us have given
up teaching counting.
up teaching, counting
down the days to retirement
and a nice long cruise
And a nice long cruise
For the rest of my life, that
Would be fantastic!
Would be fantastic
to have all my bills paid off
and do what I want!
And do what I want
Which is, to begin with, to
Paint my study white.
Paint my study white
Clear the cobwebs from my mind
Time for a fresh start
Time for a fresh start
Said the short-order chef as
She dumped the burgers.
she dumped the burgers
on his lap without blinking
"Fix your own damn, meal"
Fix your own damn meal,
Lazy bastard, sitting with
A can of lager.
A can of lager
And a packet of crisps
Keep the change.
Keep the change she purred
As he stared in disbelief
At what she threw down
At what? She threw down
Her velvet evening bag and
Her white mink jacket.
