Dreaming Of Sequins

 I'm dreaming of gleaming sequins

Sparkly and flashy, perky as robins 

As rich as ermine

Clothes for kings, chaplains and captains

You have nothong to lose by taking a cruise

Just be quiet about your diet

Eat and drink anything you choose

The menu and dress code, today's vital news

Cruse ships with space for smart cabins

With basins and hooks for hanging up oilskins

Swim in for drink in, then Discos and dancin'  

Swing in for sit ins and join in loud sing-ins

Dressed for the buffet, and grand cabaret

Eat enough food to last seven days

Feathers and flounces deserving of praise

Jerkins in poplins, teens in muslin

Sweet demure virgins and kissing cousins

Clowns, harlequins, fancy dress  - dozens

Chickens from kitchens, napkins in rings

Blinis and gherkins, pumpkins and muffins 

'Where have you been?'

'I've been out shopping'

Woollens soft as lambskins

Purses tough as pigskin

Not thrown in dustbins

Rescued by ragged urchins

Not clothes for goblins

For their spells and wild sins

Leaping like dolphins

Argue about vaccines

Enjoying tiffin, lupins and perfumes

Jasmin and safety pins

Mountains and fountains

Sovereigns paid in sovereigns

While taking aspirins

While wearing moccasins

Feminine, masculine

Guarded by the Queen

-ends-

I typed in sequins, origin of the word, and other words for sequins, then up popped a website giving words which rhymed with sequins. So many of them that I had to write a poem, only slightly absurd.

https://www.wordhippo.com/what-is/words-that-rhyme-with/sequins.html

Clothes For Valentine's Day

Name a few things you can't resist

Chocolates, roses, your hand kissed 

I'm excited seeing sequins

I'm delighted buying bargains

In romantic candle-lit rooms

Slowly breathing in heady perfumes

Sparkling water, wine or Champagne

Bubbles say I love you again!

If you still need a Valentine

Find one who wants to pass the time

Match-making at singles dinners

Propose marriage, wedding winners

One day this thought climbed in my head

At my age I ought to be wed

Dating singles was not fun

With number two practise wedding one

I must admit that I'm surprised

We're still here fifty years done

Although we argue every hour

We make coffee and carry on

The secret is to send good wishes

Hand made cards and do the dishes

Good wishes to all Valentines

Hope yours will last as long as mine.

-ends-

I changed 

Hope yours will be as good as mine

to

Hope yours will last as long as mine

The Bus Driver In The Rain comical poem 731

Open top hop-on Hop-off Bus big-bus.com  and National Express intercity coach on a rainy day.

I'm waiting, in rain, for a bus 

It seems like waiting bloody hours

Long enough to wilt my flowers

Chat to strangers, don't make a fuss. 

I never moan nor do I cuss. 

It's not a late plane, just a bus

Great colour, yellow, blue or red

So I'll think happy thoughts instead.

Hello, here comes my lovely bus

It's such a beautiful big bus

I smile at all glum bus drivers

They and I are all survivors

Traffic jam delays, driving rain

Despite bus lanes, each day's the same

So, don't waste time in complaining

Work, smile all day, go round, again.

The best passengers say, 'Thank you

Driver!' You would never believe

How many, cheery, wave and smile

'Bye, bus driver!' as they leave.

-ends-

Money Secrets Revealed: comical poem 730 by Angela Lansbury

New hats and clothes give us a thrill

Our heart sinks when we see the bill

Money comes in, quickly goes out

Like sweet honey, won't hang about 

Window cleaners give house a fizz

No point in taking references

On every count they're bound to fail

They gladly tell shock tales of gaol

The government and common man

All follow one same simple plan

Here's a clue into what they do

Spend! Me first, family - last you

Glum accountants keep our accounts

Warns we, and they, spent large amounts

'The world's debts will end in sorrow.' 

'Spend today - we'll die tomorrow!'

-ends-

My Sequin Trail: comical poem 729 by Angela Lansbury

I bought a silver sequin skirt

To match my smart red sequin top

I planned to sew more on a hat

I ordered more in a job lot

I did not need them, for I found

My skirt dropped sequins on the ground

I could not stop the moulting top

From growing sequins like snowdrops

My skirt's dropping glinting sequins 

In every room where I go

If I commit the smallest crime 

The dumbest detective will know

Like Greek myth creatures in a maze

They'll follow all my dozy ways

In restaurants, malls and small shops

More well-dressed ladies also drop

On New Year's Eve, in discoteques

Plus places you would not expect

Teens seek attention on the trains

Like rainbows in drains when it rains

I've found them near, I've found them far

I've picked them up, stored in a jar

One day I'll have a great selection

In my precious free collection

I'll sew them on new clothes to wear

On caps and boots - braided in hair

Sequin delights I love to share.

So passers-by will stop and stare

They're colourful, washed clean, and free

Mirror the happy soul in me

Like dogs which stop to sniff a tree

Each tiny colour waves at me.

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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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I'm Glad I Wasn't There: comical poem 728 by Angela Lansbury

 I'm glad to say I wasn't there

When the hairdresser cut your hair

When bin men forgot to empty the bin

When the lounge ceiling fell in

I wasn't there when the British empire ruled

I hadn't even started school

I wasn't there in World War two

So I have got no beef with you

I'm glad to say I don't do law

Though I will witness what I saw

Not much happens and so I win

A day of peace in my kitchen.

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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.

Please follow me and share links to your favourite poems.

Readers and Doers comical poem number 727 by Angela Lansbury

 Some folks don't buy books for themselves

To give themselves a laugh or lift

They just by books at Christmas time

For children and neighbours as gifts

They never read to help themselves

Ask a chemist of doctor for health

Why pay, the NHS is free

And use a bank if you have wealth

The cleaner never reads my books

Nor asks me, 'What is life's meaning?'

She simply asks, 'When am I paid?'

Then gets busy with the cleaning.

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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.

Please follow me and share links to your favourite poems.