“I did It my way”
Really? You don’t say –
No conformity:
Why so onery?
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Cooperation
Just in relation
To others, dear boy;
Life is not a toy.
***
So Frank Sinatra
Loathed it, but gotta
Now keep singing for
Funerals evermore...
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Doggerel Dave (Pseudonym) (
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- Comment from author about the poem: May just be a teeny slice of male ego running riot there….
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Well that sounds about right for the recipe with a dash of sarcasm to give it flavor. Good one Dave.
Three short stanzas did the job, then? Thanks Soren.
(Not sarcasm though - perhaps a mild rebuke.)
Got ya Dave a rebuke makes sense to me
LOL
Glad You got yourself a laugh, anyway.
Dave, witty as always…you take a classic anthem of self-will and tilt it just enough to show the irony underneath. Short, sharp, and spot on. Loved i! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
Tristan, you somehow always manage to find something agreeable in my stuff - don't know how you do it, but am eternally grateful..😜....
LOL! Rock on, Dave! 🤘😎
Boomer anthem much… along with self-made man, bootstrap pulling and I’m still standing 😜🙏🏻🕊️
Most of these blokes only fully declare themselves after they've laid down.......
So true! An excellent point there. 🕊️🙏🏻
Keep singing your way Dave.
Andy
Ta Andy.
Ohh, I hate that song for funerals - so selfish, arrogant, etc. Not that I've been to a funeral where it's been sung thankfully. Sir Orchi NS - VC, OBE, MBE, FRS, BBC, ITV signing off. Got that last bit from a Carry On film.
Well I really felt the tide of empathy in your opening......
Go to a better class of funeral, do ya...?
Erm, I didn't say I hated the poem. Why, yes, well I am SIR Orchi - nothing 'common' for me! lol.
Confusion (as per the status quo when in interaction with your good self) reigns supreme here, orchi. I felt, deep in my being that you fully endorsed the sentiments presented in my work here......
But singing that song at a religious/spiritual type of funeral sounds selfish to me. Though I doubt it would be sung at such a service. More likely to be sung at, e.g .humanist or agnostic type of funeral.
Wot - that lot have funerals too>>>>>>>?
Erm, I think so. Don't think they would have sing of my hymn-poems though, or any hymns come to that.
You are mistaken there for sure, orchi >>>>>>> "For Those in Peril on the Sea" is most assuredly a hymn and clearly describes the state I sometimes find myself in during interactions with your good self. For that reason I shall decree that it be sung at my garbage disposal (sorry - funeral).
You all at sea? In a peril?! lol.
I've made it perfectly clear that you are, around here, oftimes the root cause of this perilous position.
Who care bear Sir Orchi NS at his nuttiest?! lol
Well, depending on one's age and attainments, were one a singer, that'd be the future, should one outlive his friends. But I'm too sorely lacking sleep to be useful. Prettily rendered with a hint of imagery and a curious poignancy.
Why no sleep? Insomnia? Burning the proverbial candle at both ends? I can only feel absolute gratitude that you found the will to drag yourself here over such a trivial matter. Nothing I can possibly post here will change the attitudes of boof heads who believe (believed?) they were in some way special. And what were the thoughts of those females who might honour and submit the requested order of service?
Thanks for the effort Missy.
I've been working insane hours without an actual day off.
As a long time retiree, I have no Idea what that means....
Look after yourself, please.
Well said. The poem addresses themes of individuality, conformity, cooperation, and the irony of celebrating personal freedom while also acknowledging the inevitability of social connections and communal experiences, particularly in the context of life's final moments, such as funerals.
Deep analysis for a very slight piece of verse.....
Bet you Frank's bank balance did it his way.
I myself will not be using it at my own flushing down the pan ceremony, mainly because it's on speed dial at all funerals now.
Got a feeling they'll be checking my coffin just to make sure I'm in it.
Well if you succeed and wriggle out of that one, you will have managed to do it very much your way, won't you?👍
verse 1 - seems a tad bit that non conformity is your style of facing the world heads on -
agree with the second verse
the third - well says it as it is
Let the ego run riot as long as its not hurting anyone - you can call it self confidence....
You are very analytical today !
But the proposition is false. No one manages to go through life in total control.
Glad you agree with the second, because lives are typically a mix of opportunities/missed opportunities, relationships and potential relationships never encountered. Life is a big chance; this is male ego.
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