Walking down the path,
Off to get my paper,
A lady came towards me,
As we passed
Good Mornings were exchanged.
She was dressed for winter,
Stout shoes,
Thick trousers,
Fur lined coat
With fur round her head
Almost covering her face.
There was me,
Normal shoes,
Normal trousers,
Short sleeved shirt,
Dressed in my normality.
I wonder,
Wonder which of us,
Which of us is mad.
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Goldfinch60 (Pseudonym) (
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- Comment from author about the poem: I do not feel the heat and the only time I weart a long sleeved shirt is when the Community Choir that I am in is performing a concert. As for the video, I habe just come across 'Epic Symphonic Rock', this needs some serious exploring.
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Doh! I feel like giving (or lending) folk me coat, fi I see them without one in 'real' Winter. But then I won't have a coat!
Well, Jesus said 'He who has two coats, let him give to him who has none'. I don't have two coats on me at the time though.
There's self-denial in Lent, and all year, but He didn't say go mad, be all ascetic, etc.
Thanks Orchi, if I were to do self denial and not wear my shirt I could get arrested.
There's an anniversary I'm not going to. In Sebaste, Armenia, in March 320AD (so nearly 1700 years ago), 40 were martyred by freezing to death naked all night. One was 'tempted' to choose a hot bath instead - but he perished too, from the shock of moving from cold to hot. Erm, that would be me maybe! Brrrrr! You going to that anniversary in your shirt-sleeves?
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Not sure about being mad - each of us are individual. As for short sleeved shirts (as we have discussed before) there is only a short window at the very height of summer when I would resort to short sleeves. At the moment it is still, for me, winter coat weather. All that aside this is yet another great observational write of yours Andy and demonstrates how we are all members of a single animal specie and yet we vary so much.
Very true Michael. It would be a boring world if we were all the same, our differences makes for interesting times and observations.
That's was one amazing peace of music to go with the glorious sun shine and crazy song wind!
I'm not sure what I'll put on but I'm definitely mad!
Thanks Dan, I believe we are all mad in our own individual ways.
As for the music, as ai said "Epic Symphony Rock" will need some serious investigation.
Thanks for carin' & sharin' UNCLE ANDY ! Love IRON MAIDEN : Mega awesome ! Winter (June July August !) in NZ was very never below 10C (50F) in midday ! Sailing in the BAY every weekend ! So perhaps Seasonal Clothing is also climate dependent. However in South Africa in MIDWINTER (JULY) the Ladies of Colour (PC !) where all muffled up : while Brian & I were swimming in the Sea ! The hotel POOL was drained for Winter. To each his own : AMEN !
Have a nice Day : Sunday Love to you BOTH :
ANGELA & BRIAN 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡
Thank you A and B, yes I can understand those from warmer climes being cold, our Minister is from South India and he is never warm. But surely by now the residents of the UK should be able to cope.
Have a great day.
Andy
Ah' but it takes all sorts.. even liquorice ones............ a fine example of an observational poem & a fine tune to accompany it....
Mine are the black and white striped ones if you are offering.
Thank you Neville.
you can have em....
Glorious music -- symphonic rock is very exciting - - thanks too for the interesting verse Goldy - - some people are hot bloodied and some are not - at least it appears that way.
Thank you Fay, it takes all sorts in our wonderful world.
Hello Goldfinch60,
Good poem.
I just wish Winter would properly end so that I can wear nicer Spring wear.
Keep writing FineB!
My type of clothing is much the same all year round. Thank you for your kind words.
To each their own
I would have it no other way Suresh.
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