A RECENT PHOTO OF MY PARENTS HOUSE ~ NEAR LONDON !
AN ENGLISHMAN'S 'OME ~ CASSLE WITH LOBBY
UMBRELLAS 'ATS COATS ~ COS WE'RE NOT SNOBBY
IN YER COME ~ OUT YER GO ~ STAIRS THEY GO UPPER
YER GO INTER YON KITCHEN ~ FER A WELCUM CUPPA !
KITCHEN'S A PLACE O' CULINARY SAGA
A REAL ENGLISH KITCHEN ~ MUST 'AVE A AGA !
A COOL DININ' ROOM ~ WITH FURNITURE ~ HOAK
A DRESSER WITH CROCKERY ~ 'AND MADE IN STOKE
DRAWRIN' ROOM NEXT ~ NICE THREE PIECE SETTEE
FRENCH WINDERS ~ CONSERVETOIRE ~ MASSIVE TV !
A GARDEN ? OF COURSE ~ WITH ROSES IN'T BED
A PLAY 'OUSE ~ A GREEN 'OUSE ~ A OLD POTTIN' SHED !
ATTIC ~ CELLAR AN' BATHROOM ~ THEY ALL PLAY THEIR PART
IN THE BEDROOM ~ THE NEXT GENERATION WILL START !
Thanks for visiting ~ comments welcome ~ Love BRIAN XOX
Americans ~ when they visit England ~ are amazed how like
Fortresses & Castles our Homes are. Each house has gates
and hedges and walls round them ~ to keep Intruders out
and the Kids in ! In the UK we have sensible "Gun Laws"
But in the LOBBY (entrance hall) you will find walking sticks
hockey sticks ~ umbrellas etc. These all make excellent
defensive weapons if the intruder only has a knife !
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A fine write Brian.
Thanks STEVE ~ Pleased you liked it ~ BRIAN
Glad you are back! Nice picture to illustrate your poem. Very nice poem indeed! I also liked your commentary at the bottom. Gives me some insight. Great job! Sisterly hugs, Christina
Thanks CHRIS ~ Pleased you liked it ~ I always like to make my poems meaningful ! English Homes (externally and internally) have to be BELIEVED to be SEEN ! The same with English Villages ! The trip went well ~ more later and a poem about Christmas Fairs tomorrow ! Smotherly Brotherly HUGS ~ BRIAN "Brother Christmas"
Good fun write Brian, only one minor criticism that I will put down to 'Poetic Licence' it should be CUPPA not CUP in the first stanza.
Thanks ANDY ~ Have edited to CUPPA ~ BUT ~ as it is a Rhyming Sonnet I have had to change UP to UPPER ~ UPPA looked a little crude ! Thanks for comment. We goo to SIZEWELL HALL (near Nuclear Power Station on E Coast) for Spiritual & Physical (we glow when we come out of the sea and the Radiotherapy is free !) Regeneration. On the daily schedule the Coffee & Tea Breaks are always designated as CUPPA ~ so it rang a (refreshment) BELL ! Yours BRIAN
Such a lovely home.
Thanks M & M ~ "An Englishman's Home is his Castle" so we try to make them as baronial as possible ! I am in a very nice second floor FLAT ~ at the moment ~ but one day I will live like a LORD like my Parents ! Hugs BRIAN XOX
Nice house, nice picture, nice poem. And as you point out, in America we are different, wide open, no walls, no fences, letting light and neighbors in.
THANKS FRED ~ Yes that is one of the first differences (apart from spelling !) that I noticed in the States ! I guess it is pert of our Island Mentality ~ build a Castle ~ dig a Moat ~ pull up the Drawbridge ! We do speak to our neighbours (if necessary !) but it's mainly their Dogs & Kids we are keeping out ! Yours BRIAN
Mio Caro Amico BRIAN...
Un bel cancello!
How did I miss this one!
Wow 😯What a beautiful gate keeping a beautiful home safe! English homes are a sight to behold! A great teaching poem! I learned quite a bit! Grazie!
Un Forte abbraccio e baci...
~Laura~
GRAZIE LAURA ~ MIA AMICA PRECIOSA ! Pleased you liked the Poem and also learned why the English are so proud of our Houses and why they are so expensive. In the S E of England (where I live) the cheapest two to three bedroom house cost at least $500,000 ~ apartments are cheaper ! I live in a 2 bedroom flat but hope to buy a House soon. We are very proud of our houses and for privacy (e prendere il sole nudi !) we like enclosed rear Gardens and a smaller front Garden as well ! "La casa di un inglese e il suo CASTELLO ~ AMEN ! Baci y Abbracci in profundi BRAIN "Uomo di Neve! XOXOX
Sì, è bello prendere il sole nudi! 😉
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