Specsavers Here I Come.

Goldfinch60



There we were sitting in the coffee bar,

Drinking and chatting.

I looked out of the window

And there strung from a lamppost

To the roof were strands and strands

Of barbed wire.

Why was this?

This barbed wire looked lethal,

I thought it was illegal.

What was it there for?

Was it to stop Father Christmas

Climbing on the roof?

Was it to stop robbers

From stealing the coffee?

Why was it there?

As we left I passed the manager,

Who we knew very well,

And asked, “Why the barbed wire”,

She said, “What barbed wire?”

I told her where it was

She looked at me and laughed

“That’s not barbed wire,

That’s some Christmas lights!”

Specsavers – here I come!

  • Author: Goldfinch60 (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: December 29th, 2017 03:16
  • Comment from author about the poem: For my US Friends Specsavers is an opticians.
  • Category: Humor
  • Views: 28
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Comments4

  • Michael Edwards

    I'm getting fed up with the clutter of decorations - roll on the Grand Ceremony of the Early Removal of Christmas Ephemera. Great write and I can relate.

    • Goldfinch60

      So am I, ours are coming down today. Mind you I didn't put that many up!

      • Jean R. R. Branson

        Nice poem.
        Suspenseful.

      • orchidee

        Oh lol, good write gold. I've told people not to blue-tack decorations to painted walls, as it rips the paint off. But some know best, it seems! Oh well, enjoying re-painting the walls! Told you so! Nah-nah!

      • BRIAN & ANGELA

        Thanks for the SONG ANDY ~ any FILM with Steve McQueen gets my vote ! It even happens @ my age and I don't wear specs yet ! At a Christmas Party a Lady was carrying a Child with A Christmas Hat on ~ I said what a cute baby ~ lovely eyes ~ what His name ? She said Jack Russell and He's a DOG ! I've booked for SS in January ! Thanks BRIAN ~ Please check my WORD |& ORIGINS 4 ~ B.

      • FredPeyer

        With or without specs, sometimes we see what we want to see. You were just so over all the Xmas decorations, you couldn't stand another one! 🙂
        Nice poem, and happy New Year!

        • Goldfinch60

          Thanks Fred. A Happy New Year to you as well, it will be a good one.



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