Thread: Own poems

petal · 04-04-2007, 01:34 PM

Oh dear, I'm all behind myself
Forgot my mates birthday
I got her pressies, all unwrapped
'Sorry' was all I could say.

The house is like a total tip
But I left it all behind
And went off to get my pension
And see what shopping I could find.

Help the Aged was a must
(Well isn't it always ?)
A cardigan and blue sweatshirt
And baby bath mitt.........in a daze

I went off then to Age Concern
There was a bag of goodies for me
Two light bulbs, two packets of soup
Carbon dioxide detectors - free

Sometimes it pays to be an 'oldie'
Not often somethings free
And forgetting my mates birthday ?
Well, it's my fading memory !

She understands, knows what I'm like
Think last year I was late
She got her birthday presents
Weeks after the date !

Poor Bill he has to bear with me
As do the kids - poor souls !
As they fetch from the shops what I've forgot
While I sit here.......being old !

petal · 06-04-2007, 05:59 PM

Good Friday and my Hot Cross Buns
Are still in the Bread Bin
Easter Eggs ? I didn't bother
The kids said 'No thanks' with a grin !

So I went into the garden
Pulled up a weed or two
Till my back went 'ouch!' and my knees ached
And my legs wobbled about too !

Young Geoff who used to live here
Came to the rescue fast
He cleared up rubbish, cleared the pond
Daylight for the frogs at last !

He planted out the shrubs I'd bought
Filled up the wheelie bin
He's coming back tomorrow
Must make a list of jobs for him.

There's a climber that needs cutting
Before it gets in my bedroom
And a flower tub needs clearing
Where once there flowers a Broom

A Buddlehia has rooted
Against the kitchen wall
That must come out before we have
No foundations left at all !

Bill planted his potatos
Good Friday - he said he must
Cos that's when my Dad planted his
And my Grandad.........what a fuss !

No matter what the weather was
Gale force winds and rain
Dad planted his potatos
on Good Friday......no other day.

So that's my Easter weekend so far
No driving to the coast
No traffic jams & crammed car parks
'Come to Skegness' the billboards boast.

Well, not for me - not this weekend
In my garden I shall be
I've seeds to plant - then feet up
Relax.....a good book to read.

petal · 07-04-2007, 08:09 PM

I've done a bit more gardening
Till my back started to ache
My knees turned into jelly
I felt like a crumbly fruit cake !

The sun shone - it was too hot
I just had to come in
Mum phoned - she'd had her Easter Parade
Her bonnet didn't win.

Our lad bought me some daffodils
At least thats what he said
But he packed them at the supermarket
In someone elses box instead !

I've e mailed the local council
Bout the lack of our Boot fairs
Reduced to four on Sundays
Don't expect they'll care.

So now I'm heading for the sofa
To share with Bill some hot cross buns
See you all tomorrow
Happy Easter everyone !!

petal · 10-04-2007, 07:36 PM

My pooter's a bit poorly
Not quite sure what's wrong
So got to say these few words quick
Cos might not be here for long.

I'm clearing out My Documents
My Pictures, then de-frag
Internet folders, Favourites
Now my brain is starting to sag !

Poor thing it must be overworked
Lets face it.....I would be
If I was switched on morn till night
To do my family tree !

Flood · 11-04-2007, 06:12 PM

Oh dear, Mary's poor computer is ill!
She can't even give it a pill,
If only her poot wouldn't freeze,
Then her life would be a breeze!

Give me snail mail anyday,
And chuck technology away!
My computer drives me mad, too
But I need it, oh poo!

I can send e-mails all over the place,
They get there at such a fast pace.
So please Mary's poot,
Get well soon, or she'll give you the boot!!

A little poem for Mary. I hope it brings a smile to her face!xxx

petal · 12-04-2007, 01:09 PM

My pooter's been so poorly
I really was in despair
My tree was coming on so well
My Smiths........I was almost there !

Oh dear, I almost wept at it
Thought - family tree no more
Then lo and behold - I'm here today
Thanks to 'Systems Restore' !!

Trouble is I'd cleared my files
There were so many of them
And My pictures - I'd got load - and now
They're all back there again !

I'd de-fragged - I wonder - does this mean
I must de-frag again ?
Oh eck.......enough to drive me barmy
(Hold my breath - count to ten !!!)

petal · 12-04-2007, 08:18 PM

Dear me, from what some folk have said
A virus is what I've got
Well not me - my computer
But get rid of it - I cannot !

My disk scan came up 'all clear'
But still things all went wrong
Today I just got my Screensaver
No Start button - that had gone.

I frantically rang Shan -said 'Help
At this rate I''ll need a beer !'
Shan said.....'just give me time to think
The Tele man is here'

I rang Wanadoo Helpline
Well what a waste of time
Call centres ? All I got told
Was to try another line.

'Is it all plugged in ?' they said
'What ? Of course it is' I said
'And switched on ?'........I was getting mad
Had a pounding in my head !

'Try this number'......'What another ?
Will you pay my phone bill?'
'No sorry madam' the chap replied
I took a headache pill !

I rang......'Press options 1' it said
'If you want to join Broadband
Pay a bill - press 2, others - 3
Please hold..........listen to this band'

I thought I would go crackers
Nearly gave the whole thing up
And when I heard it could be a virus
I thought - 'just my bloomin' luck !'

Try Spyware, Ad-ware, something else
I can't remember what
It's all confusing to little old me
Understand it ? I do not

Or will this virus disappear
All on its own, the way it came
Just like us, when we have a cold
Or is it not quite the same ?

Oh well, for now it seems ok
Make hay while the sun shines
Thats why today I've put on here
Two of my daily rhymes....................lol

(Just for you Chris............lol)

Chris · 12-04-2007, 08:36 PM

Heck Mary a virus

why cant it be killed

we pay for that protection to have it Zapped,so we can chill

I know once i got a trojan horse,whats that,all in panic and doubt

Quickly got me comp. m8 Please get me sorted out

Touch wood Mary,protected realy well,

Its good

as if comp sick,family know im hell

[ Fingers crossed for you mary xx

]

Pauline1 · 13-04-2007, 03:05 PM

Oh dear what can the matter be?
I've made a mess of my family tree,
I've so many Allts born here and there,
So much so the're everywhere. (confused)
Some born Leicester and Yorkshire to,
Some born Oldham and Liverpool, Phew
So many Rowlands and George's alas (eek)
For now I think I will have to pass.

petal · 13-04-2007, 06:04 PM

A Trojan horse Chris. oh my word
I hope I've not got that
There's no room for a pony
In my back yard.......that's a fact !

Oh well, whatever it was it seems
To have gone now.....least I hope
Cos if it hasn't and is just hiding
Well - don't know if I'll cope !

I'll hide away.....go dig a hole
And cry buckets of tears
No computer, no tree, my mates
Will all have disappeared !

But lets look on the bright side
So far it's been ok
I'm gonna make the most of it
While I can...........just in case.................

04-04-2007, 01:34 PM	#281 (permalink)
petal Super Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Horncastle, Lincolnshire Posts: 8,553 Total Awards: 5	Re: own poems Oh dear, I'm all behind myself Forgot my mates birthday I got her pressies, all unwrapped 'Sorry' was all I could say. The house is like a total tip But I left it all behind And went off to get my pension And see what shopping I could find. Help the Aged was a must (Well isn't it always ?) A cardigan and blue sweatshirt And baby bath mitt.........in a daze I went off then to Age Concern There was a bag of goodies for me Two light bulbs, two packets of soup Carbon dioxide detectors - free Sometimes it pays to be an 'oldie' Not often somethings free And forgetting my mates birthday ? Well, it's my fading memory ! She understands, knows what I'm like Think last year I was late She got her birthday presents Weeks after the date ! Poor Bill he has to bear with me As do the kids - poor souls ! As they fetch from the shops what I've forgot While I sit here.......being old !
	(AKA Mary) How beautiful it is to do nothing and rest afterwards...

06-04-2007, 05:59 PM	#282 (permalink)
petal Super Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Horncastle, Lincolnshire Posts: 8,553 Total Awards: 5	Re: own poems Good Friday and my Hot Cross Buns Are still in the Bread Bin Easter Eggs ? I didn't bother The kids said 'No thanks' with a grin ! So I went into the garden Pulled up a weed or two Till my back went 'ouch!' and my knees ached And my legs wobbled about too ! Young Geoff who used to live here Came to the rescue fast He cleared up rubbish, cleared the pond Daylight for the frogs at last ! He planted out the shrubs I'd bought Filled up the wheelie bin He's coming back tomorrow Must make a list of jobs for him. There's a climber that needs cutting Before it gets in my bedroom And a flower tub needs clearing Where once there flowers a Broom A Buddlehia has rooted Against the kitchen wall That must come out before we have No foundations left at all ! Bill planted his potatos Good Friday - he said he must Cos that's when my Dad planted his And my Grandad.........what a fuss ! No matter what the weather was Gale force winds and rain Dad planted his potatos on Good Friday......no other day. So that's my Easter weekend so far No driving to the coast No traffic jams & crammed car parks 'Come to Skegness' the billboards boast. Well, not for me - not this weekend In my garden I shall be I've seeds to plant - then feet up Relax.....a good book to read.
	(AKA Mary) How beautiful it is to do nothing and rest afterwards...

07-04-2007, 08:09 PM	#283 (permalink)
petal Super Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Horncastle, Lincolnshire Posts: 8,553 Total Awards: 5	Re: own poems I've done a bit more gardening Till my back started to ache My knees turned into jelly I felt like a crumbly fruit cake ! The sun shone - it was too hot I just had to come in Mum phoned - she'd had her Easter Parade Her bonnet didn't win. Our lad bought me some daffodils At least thats what he said But he packed them at the supermarket In someone elses box instead ! I've e mailed the local council Bout the lack of our Boot fairs Reduced to four on Sundays Don't expect they'll care. So now I'm heading for the sofa To share with Bill some hot cross buns See you all tomorrow Happy Easter everyone !!
	(AKA Mary) How beautiful it is to do nothing and rest afterwards...

10-04-2007, 07:36 PM	#284 (permalink)
petal Super Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Horncastle, Lincolnshire Posts: 8,553 Total Awards: 5	Re: own poems My pooter's a bit poorly Not quite sure what's wrong So got to say these few words quick Cos might not be here for long. I'm clearing out My Documents My Pictures, then de-frag Internet folders, Favourites Now my brain is starting to sag ! Poor thing it must be overworked Lets face it.....I would be If I was switched on morn till night To do my family tree !
	(AKA Mary) How beautiful it is to do nothing and rest afterwards...

11-04-2007, 06:12 PM	#285 (permalink)
Flood AA SUPPORTER Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: A great place in Devon called Tiverton. Posts: 4,877 Total Awards: 4	Re: own poems Oh dear, Mary's poor computer is ill! She can't even give it a pill, If only her poot wouldn't freeze, Then her life would be a breeze! Give me snail mail anyday, And chuck technology away! My computer drives me mad, too But I need it, oh poo! I can send e-mails all over the place, They get there at such a fast pace. So please Mary's poot, Get well soon, or she'll give you the boot!! A little poem for Mary. I hope it brings a smile to her face!xxx

12-04-2007, 01:09 PM	#286 (permalink)
petal Super Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Horncastle, Lincolnshire Posts: 8,553 Total Awards: 5	Re: own poems My pooter's been so poorly I really was in despair My tree was coming on so well My Smiths........I was almost there ! Oh dear, I almost wept at it Thought - family tree no more Then lo and behold - I'm here today Thanks to 'Systems Restore' !! Trouble is I'd cleared my files There were so many of them And My pictures - I'd got load - and now They're all back there again ! I'd de-fragged - I wonder - does this mean I must de-frag again ? Oh eck.......enough to drive me barmy (Hold my breath - count to ten !!!)
	(AKA Mary) How beautiful it is to do nothing and rest afterwards...

12-04-2007, 08:18 PM	#287 (permalink)
petal Super Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Horncastle, Lincolnshire Posts: 8,553 Total Awards: 5	Re: own poems Dear me, from what some folk have said A virus is what I've got Well not me - my computer But get rid of it - I cannot ! My disk scan came up 'all clear' But still things all went wrong Today I just got my Screensaver No Start button - that had gone. I frantically rang Shan -said 'Help At this rate I''ll need a beer !' Shan said.....'just give me time to think The Tele man is here' I rang Wanadoo Helpline Well what a waste of time Call centres ? All I got told Was to try another line. 'Is it all plugged in ?' they said 'What ? Of course it is' I said 'And switched on ?'........I was getting mad Had a pounding in my head ! 'Try this number'......'What another ? Will you pay my phone bill?' 'No sorry madam' the chap replied I took a headache pill ! I rang......'Press options 1' it said 'If you want to join Broadband Pay a bill - press 2, others - 3 Please hold..........listen to this band' I thought I would go crackers Nearly gave the whole thing up And when I heard it could be a virus I thought - 'just my bloomin' luck !' Try Spyware, Ad-ware, something else I can't remember what It's all confusing to little old me Understand it ? I do not Or will this virus disappear All on its own, the way it came Just like us, when we have a cold Or is it not quite the same ? Oh well, for now it seems ok Make hay while the sun shines Thats why today I've put on here Two of my daily rhymes....................lol (Just for you Chris............lol)
	(AKA Mary) How beautiful it is to do nothing and rest afterwards...

12-04-2007, 08:36 PM	#288 (permalink)
Chris Ancestry Aid Owner Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: UK - England Posts: 5,456	Re: own poems Heck Mary a virus why cant it be killed we pay for that protection to have it Zapped,so we can chill I know once i got a trojan horse,whats that,all in panic and doubt Quickly got me comp. m8 Please get me sorted out Touch wood Mary,protected realy well, Its good as if comp sick,family know im hell [ Fingers crossed for you mary xx ]
	Chris Ancestry Aid Owner

13-04-2007, 03:05 PM	#289 (permalink)
Pauline1 AA SUPPORTER Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Nottingham UK Posts: 1,327 Total Awards: 4	Losing The Plot Oh dear what can the matter be? I've made a mess of my family tree, I've so many Allts born here and there, So much so the're everywhere. (confused) Some born Leicester and Yorkshire to, Some born Oldham and Liverpool, Phew So many Rowlands and George's alas (eek) For now I think I will have to pass.
	Researching! Beswick Staffordshire-Cheshire Hulme's and Heathcotes Cheshire & Lancs and Hatton's of Cheshire

13-04-2007, 06:04 PM	#290 (permalink)
petal Super Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Horncastle, Lincolnshire Posts: 8,553 Total Awards: 5	Re: own poems A Trojan horse Chris. oh my word I hope I've not got that There's no room for a pony In my back yard.......that's a fact ! Oh well, whatever it was it seems To have gone now.....least I hope Cos if it hasn't and is just hiding Well - don't know if I'll cope ! I'll hide away.....go dig a hole And cry buckets of tears No computer, no tree, my mates Will all have disappeared ! But lets look on the bright side So far it's been ok I'm gonna make the most of it While I can...........just in case.................
	(AKA Mary) How beautiful it is to do nothing and rest afterwards...