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Poetry
Eng. Lit.
By Sir_Nigel
16 May 2007

  We all knew that poets were big girls blouses, in great floppy berets and velveteen trousers.
They were lah di dah, flower-sniffing, soft southern jessies, skipping through meadows in their sister’s pink dresses.
But look at these other guys the teacher once said Real men who lie in a foreign field dead
And all of these chaps, though admittedly posh, would willingly go out and murder the Bosch
They’d stab them and gas them and fill ‘em with lead. And then write a harrowing poem before bed.
Look how they write of the blood and the stench, and the horror of spending your days in a trench.
That was more like it but still we weren’t swayed. Didn’t these poet guys ever get laid?
Er well this drunk Welsh bloke he wrote some great stuff , he didn’t get laid much but he wasn’t a puff.
Well maybe she didn’t quite put it that way, but that’s what I think she was trying to say.
Then she showed us some saddo who was clutching at straws, to get his coy mistress to lower her drawers. 
He should ask Tracy Skelding Miss, that’s what we said, she’ll do it any time, look she’s gone red. 
So no Miss we still think they’re all golden haired nonces and simpering, light-loafered, girly boy ponces.
 

Reviews
Crackin' stuff
Written by Diplomat (28 comments posted) 16th May 2007
Know nothing about poetry, ‘specially all the big words, so can’t comment on construction or anything else – had a damn good laugh though! Very sharp, very funny. 
Cheers. 
Bye the way, could you please make the font on the next one a bit bigger then I wont have to copy and paste in ‘Word’ to see it. Ta 

Written by Sir_Nigel (40 comments posted) 16th May 2007
I have now made it bigger. Don't know what happened there.
well done
Written by fellpony (1749 comments posted) 16th May 2007
For someone whose verse disparages poets you're well on the way there Sir N. Very funny piece and I could imagine this being done to great effect as a recitation. But I'd keep well clear of gay bars and poetry circles if I were you! 
 
FP
Love it!
Written by AnnieSeed (128 comments posted) 16th May 2007
Fantastic! It makes me wish I knew some teachers to send it to - I hear they could do with a good laugh!

Written by Phil (7001 comments posted) 16th May 2007
Yep, enjoyed this very much. Well versified Nige - are yopu coming out of the closet next week? 
 
Phil.

Written by Lizzy (838 comments posted) 17th May 2007
Enjoyed this too. Very funny 
I could just hear children making such comments, but maybe not in verse. 
Lizzy

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