Friday, February 27, 2026

Beautiful Bubbles. Comical poem by Angela Lansbury.

 

A mother bought her little boy

A small box hiding a liquid soap toy

She blew through a wire wand to make bubbles

Which blew away all her day's troubles


He chased the bubbles down the street

Colliding with the feet he'd meet

But they all smiled and shared the joy

Of the tiny, wondering boy


A simple task at little cost

Made short-lived bubbles, silent, burst

New ones replaced those which were lost

To join rainbow dreams of the past


She gave a smile to passers-by

Which swept away their pothole sighs

As each new bubble floated high

To make a new world in shared sky.


Creating bubbles floating high

To white clouds drifting through blue sky

To blow away far away troubles

In a new fragile, magic world of bubbles.

-ends-

I saw a lady with a child in the street. I presumed she had just bought from a nearby convenience store. Online you can buy from

Amazon a 6 pack for birthday parties, fillers for going home bags, brand Abeec (and many more similar)

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0842VR1RS

Small containers contain a wand in each one. You can also buy big bubble blowing dispensers.

For teachers of large classes for science, or parties, it would be cheaper to make your own large quantity.

https://kidsdiscover.com/teacherresources/bubbles-for-kids/#:~:text=A%20bubble

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Thursday, February 26, 2026

I Love Curves. Comical.poem 740 by Angela Lansbury.

White birds on red background. Duvet cover. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright.

 I love circles, spirals and curves

Homes with domes  mansions with columns 

Chocolate eggs, fairy cakes and muffins, 

Bracelets  bangles, bows. and sequins


Baby faces, tiny heroes,

Tiny toenails, eyes, and hearts

Baseball caps and big sombreros

Hearts, eyes, cleavage, body parts.


I love the sun, the moon, bird wings

Rainbows, Yellow suns. And white moons.

I love candles. And door handles.

Blowing bubbles. Bright balloons.

Bird pattern duvet cover. Photo by Angela. Lansbury. Copyright.

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Monday, February 23, 2026

Night Noises, Day Noises Comical poem 739 by Angela Lansbury

 Late night license, midnight, after

Bars still open, people drinking, 

Smoking in streets, glasses clinking

Music playing, distant laughter


Then gardens and the parks grow dark

The streets just give a gentle hum

But in brains our thoughts still churning

Like bright light of fire burning


Poets writing, speakers typing

Artists drawing, sleepers snoring

Toilets flushing, wakers creeping

Football singing, raindrops falling


Birds are singing, doorbells ringing

Alarms buzzing, foxes and bats

Spiders and flies, mice and rats

Buses rumbling, children calling 


Traffic hooting, helicopters

Overhead is a police plane

Taps are dripping, clocks are ticking, 

Radio pop songs play again.


Puddles glisten, if you listen

You can hear your beating heart

Old leaves dying, new babes crying

But every day's a great new start.

-ends-

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Poetry Pets & Pests

Angela's Alarming Animal poems



Poetry Workbook

 My latest book, Embarrassing Moments, is on Amazon, at a bargain price of well under ten pounds


My books are on Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, and Lulu.com

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Noises Tuning Up 738 by Angela Lansbury

The silent house is full of noise

Created round the silent toys

The boiler makes a dreadful thump

A car door slammed and made me jump


The fridge is like an orchestra

The air is filled with ringing

The doctor says its tinnitus

Like deaf Beethoven singing

 

A noise on a chocolate paper

In Greece was just a spider

Maybe a gecko in a shoe

Nocturnal cats have lots to do


In olden days they blamed a ghost

The letter box, the early post

The milkman, an electric car

A distant train, a cow, dog, war


But I rejoice at the world's voice

That I can hear what's near round here

Mechanical and living things

All out of tune, but try to sing


Read my words written on a page

I hear them declaimed on a stage

The songs outside, echo songs inside

My teeth grind like a great train ride.

-ends-

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About Angela Lansbury - my books of poetry

Poetry Pets & Pests

Angela's Alarming Animal poems



Poetry Workbook

 My latest book, Embarrassing Moments, is on Amazon, at a bargain price of well under ten pounds


My books are on Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, and Lulu.com

Take a look. You might like to buy one for yourself or a friend. 

See my other blogs on Travel, Wine and dine, and Dress of the day Angela. Please share links to your favourite blogs and posts.

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I Must Tell You My Mad Dreams. Comical poem 737 by Angela Lansbury

 I dreamed I was on a busy holiday

When I was still at home

I dreamed of a joyful crowded wedding

When I slept in silence all alone


I dreamed of a giant puzzle

Where I solved all the clues

I dreamed of worldwide peace songs

When all the papers tell bad news


I dreamed of jolly conversations

With my parents now long dead

I have a cinema play non-stop films

Inside my tiny, muddled head


I dreamed I wrote a library

I wrote only twenty, plus unpublished books

I dreamed I'd filled a chocolate shop 

Although I almost never cook


I dreamed the clouds became balloons

Which filled a rainbow sky

Thousands of joyful running children

We both smiled, I don't know why


I woke and he told me his dream

He was proud to tell me nonsense

So now I've told all my mad dreams

My gift to the world, a recompense.

-ends-

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About Angela Lansbury - my books of poetry

Poetry Pets & Pests

Angela's Alarming Animal poems



Poetry Workbook

 My latest book, Embarrassing Moments, is on Amazon, at a bargain price of well under ten pounds


My books are on Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, and Lulu.com

Take a look. You might like to buy one for yourself or a friend. 

See my other blogs on Travel, Wine and dine, and Dress of the day Angela. Please share links to your favourite blogs and posts.

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Sunday, February 22, 2026

Knock, Knock, Who's There? Comical poem 736 by Angela Lansbury.

Knock-knock, knock-knock, knock-knock - 'Who's there?'

It's a stranger, better beware

A single, couple, plain, but odd

I do not wish to change my God


Don't get me started, not today

Although in debates I'm hearty

I don't want to change, with strangers 

My secret vote for my party


I won't tell if I like vegans

Or choose kosher or halal meat

I don't want to buy fruit or fish, 

Or to reveal which food I eat 


I am not keen on trick or treat

Please don't knock on the locked front door

Then run away, it makes your day

It's fun, until you see a gun


Angela Lansbury with the Singapore flag. Photo by Trevor Sharot.

In Singapore it is not allowed

To go around knocking on doors

Laws scared me, my first year out there

Thirty years on, I give applause.

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Saturday, February 21, 2026

Money, more or less. Comical poem 735 by Angela Lansbury.

 

I wonder where my money goes

I'm careful when I buy new clothes

On ebay, sales, and discount stores

I find a bargain, then buy more


It's the same when buying meat

Spend less, but still one has to eat

Here's the answer to life's riddle

Some will fiddle, some shop in Lidl


Chocolates, everyone knows

Can be bought from good old Marks

A little luxury from Waitrose

Sequinned clothes, and Prosecco sparks.

-ends-

Please share links to your favourite poems.

About Angela Lansbury - my books of poetry

Poetry Pets & Pests

Angela's Alarming Animal poems



Poetry Workbook

 My latest book, Embarrassing Moments, is on Amazon, at a bargain price of well under ten pounds


My books are on Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, and Lulu.com

Take a look. You might like to buy one for yourself or a friend. 

See my other blogs on Travel, Wine and dine, and Dress of the day Angela. Please share links to your favourite blogs and posts.

Please follow me and share links to your favourite poems.