The Blazing Rag’s a seedy inn
Go past each day; I’ve not been in
A motley crowd reclines inside
So I don’t saunter past; I stride!
Pub crawling home deep in the night
Pugnacious punters sometimes fight
Their voices echo in the dark
Punch holes in peace across the park
The Blazing Rag’s of ill repute
A viper’s nest; I don’t dispute
Yet trophies glitter midst the grime
Awards in frames from former time
When long before my beery birth
Men downed their merry mugs of mirth
And diced with dominoes and darts
Let beer bind up their broken hearts
My beer, I drink at home from cans
I let the tradesmen in white vans
Frequent that bar to stand and sup
From grimy glass or chip-kissed cup
But one day, I’ll pack poet’s bag
And brave that bar: The Blazing Rag
I’ll hail the barman: “draw me off
A pearly pint, to quickly quaff”
And maybe, if the pint does please
I’ll warm to them and feel at ease
‘Mong brother boozers built like me
Sad sailors on a stormy sea
All killing time with noble ale
Inside the body of this whale
A hundred million miles from home
Beneath a dark, despotic dome
Where I feel now the poet’s call
To share my liquored lines with all
Perhaps perform while pints they nurse
To entertain them with my verse!
But maybe that’s for future times
When Blazing Rag feels need of rhymes
For now, I’ll sit with them and sup
And watch the Twenty First World Cup!
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Author:
Blue-eyed Bolla (Pseudonym) (
Offline) - Published: June 16th, 2018 05:41
- Comment from author about the poem: some lazy summer lines about my local (NOT) at the start of the World Cup 2018..
- Category: Humor
- Views: 39
- Users favorite of this poem: Laura🌻, SLR
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Comments4
This is really good.
Many thanks, Lalion
Blue-eyed Bolla,
I enjoyed reading your poem!
A bit of history. I like that!
I’m learning more and more about the UK because many of the writers who post on this site are from the UK! Great!
Enjoy the game!
~Laura~
Thank you Laura. Always appreciate your feedback and support.
Good write, there is an open mike afternoon in one of our local pubs soon and I hope to go to it.
Thank you G60. Yeah, we have an open mike poetry night here in little old Buxton. I do like performing my poems. I think you will enjoy it.
I love this! Great descriptive write. Paints a vivid pic of the place. I'll join you there and we'll "grab a pint" . Is that the phrase? Good rhythmic flow, natural feeling rhymes. Great write, great post!
Many thanks SLR for your full feedback and support.
[An honour, Sir, is how I’d view
The chance to grab a pint with you
The Blazing Rag needs poets true
With you and me, Sir, they’d have two!]
I love that! I'm going to have you save it along with the original poem.
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