Notice of absence from Doggerel Dave
Not absent - still here!
Keep Calm and Carry On Poeming. 😂
Not absent - still here!
Keep Calm and Carry On Poeming. 😂
Bumped into a mate the other day,
Hadn’t seen him in years, but was on my way
To an appointment and so couldn’t stop,
Though I did get me an invite to pop
Around to his new place on the sixth floor
Of a tower block twenty stories or more.
A feature of his flat was a large gong,
Mentioned it as his clock then moved along.
Good evening, beers and chat then time to go;
But what was the time? I wanted to know…
My mate with mallet gave the gong a smack -
The flat pulsated with this ear blast whack
And a voice came clearly through the ceiling
“Knock it off, it’s two o’clock in the morning.”
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Doggerel Dave (Pseudonym) (
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Love the humour here Dave. I experienced living in a block of flats many years ago. Her upstairs always put her washing machine on at 11.00pm. The final spin, an hour later used to do my head in as the ceiling shook. Sounds like you had a good evening.
Thanks Cassie. I once lived in a tower (sixth floor of a thirteen story place). Very aware of the activities of the folks immediately above me. Glad to be out. I have lived on the upper floor of a two story block for the last twenty years. The twenty years signify my satisfaction..
I lived for a while, when young, on top floor - 14th floor - of a block of flats.
I worry if I lived there now - what if there was a fire? Thought there was only once, in a rubbish chute. I would feel claustrophobic living there now. And no Fidos allowed there, aww.
I think you have captured many of my feelings here, orchi, and I thank ye for your understanding. 👍
(Had to use 'ye' when addressing you nicely given your background in hymns and all....)
I'm very old - as Goldfinch is - so we both say! So you can use 'ye'!
It might make some of my rhyming poems a bit easier - ye, thee, he, she.
Or how, now, thou brown cow!
I'm waffling now. lol.
Waffling creatively in this one and only instance......
Going off on a tangent, due to my name of Sir Orchi NS? Bringing in all sorts of irrelevant rubbish?! No change there then for me. lol.
I felt there was a creative energy there, orchi that you should cultivate tenderly.
I imagine accurate to plus or minus 5 mins around the clock .. N
Not bad really when I consider the performance of my two bell wind up alarm clock - now sadly superseded by a sleek digital performer.
I just love this, it's definitely the sort of thing that happens to me especially when I have friends over that I haven't seen in so long, love the imagery and all the joy I got from just catching up. I have a couple of girl friends coming over separately this summer and this just makes me feel so happy. 🤗
I find that point when it is time to go fascinating. There's timing, manners, tension involved. And are departures short or drawn out? Me, I like short farewells, but for others, a good bye can take half an hour or more.....
Oh no, I'm always the last to leave a party, saying goodbye to my friends knowing I may not see them again for years, that's torture of sorts, so it gets dramatically drawn out. 🌹
😊 I think I guessed....... Each to their own, Teddy.
I used to play my trumpet out of the window to get the time Dave.
Andy
Not quite sure how this worked here, Andy. I may have to return to orchi if this turns out to have religious connotations... ?Seven trumpets? Colonel Bogey? I'm stumped.
Excellent work and very relatable. Love the humor.
I needed a good chuckle this morning and this one brought it out. Set in rhyme that made it more powerful. Loved it Dave
Wow! 😲
What a delightful poem
and relatable indeed! 😱
Awesome rhyme,
rhythm and flow AND
my pleasure to read!!
Best regards, peace ✌️ Thad
Great endorsement, Thad. Plenty more there for the taking. I'll be keeping an eye on you......... oh, and Peace? Most definitely when I can.... 😊
extremely relatable - though on a different level,
it reminds me of the late night shows followed by coffee at Paul's with friends in Dubai 5 years back when we would totter home around 2 am too, though fortunately no gongs or banging going around
enjoyed reading it
You provided a whole different picture - Thanks for that.
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