Showing posts with label complain. Show all posts
Showing posts with label complain. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 10, 2025

The Rain Is Waning comical poem 658 by Angela Lansbury

window on the rain. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright. 

 The rain's not waning

But I'm not complaining


I've heard all the keep healthy talks

That I ought to get out in the sun

Stock up on vitamin D in walks

But my vitamin D pills have been done


My positive thinking will harden

As soon as logic takes over

'though a thwarted suntan lover

I need not water the garden


The garden looks like I've bungled

The plants are growing apace

Not a garden, more like a jungle

The poor weeds are fighting for space


The rain cannot last for ever

Tomorrow we'll see sun again

When the sun stays out, threatening drought

We'll be longing for rain again.

-ends-

copyright Angela LansburyWed August 9th 2025

Thursday, August 1, 2024

Ava Indoors, Outdoors Birthday Party comic poem number 452 by Angela Lansbury

 

Ava who's' three, has lots of friends

With birthday parties at weekends, 

When it's sunny and she's free

She goes for walks with her family.


When it's sunny and she's free

She goes for walks with her family.

When it's midweek she likes to cook

And when she'd done we read a book.


When it's midweek she likes to cook

And when she's done we read a book.

Ava's three, has lots of friends

With birthday parties at weekends


Ava, who's three, has lots of friends

With birthday parties at weekends

She wraps a present she can take

Thinks fish and chips, fruit, birthday cake


She wraps a present she can take

Thinks fish and chips, fruit, birthday cake

I'm happy cos we'll be there soon

Jugs of red drink, and pink balloons

Birthday Party Here Balloons. Photo Sharot family. Copyright.


I'm happy cos we'll be there soon

Jugs of red drink, big, gold balloons

Ava, who's three, has lots of friends

With birthday parties at weekends

Birthday Party cake. Photo Sharot family. Copyright.


Ava, who's three, has lots of friends

With birthday parties at weekends

But if there's one day when it rains

She always smiles, never complains


Yes, if there's one day when it rains

She always smiles,, never complains

When it's midweek she likes to cook

And when she's done we read this book.

-ends-.

Copyright Angela Lansbury.. Please do not share the poem but share the link back to this page. I intend to sell it as a book with illustrations.

Name Changes

For the customer, recipient of the book, or babysitter, the name can be changed to that of the child being  read to or receiving the book and reading it to a younger brother or sister.

For example

One Syllable Names

For one syllable names (such as Ann, James, John, change to Ann who is three.

Two Syllable Names

For two syllables, like Ava, Anna, Emma, Henry, Lucas, Mia, Noah, Peter, change to Ava's three, Anna's three, Peter's Three. Other two syllable names include, Ali, Mary, Christos, Richard, Johnny, Paris,, Rina, Tina, Sharon,  

Three Syllable names 

Three Syllable include, according to the list of top names in the USA in 2003, include (my alphabetical order, not popularity which was the order published),Elijah, Mateo, Oliver, Theodore, William, Evelyn, Sophia.

Four Syllables -

Four syllable names are mostly girls' names which add an a on the end, which include Amelia, Isabella, Olivia,  

Age Changes

The age can be changed to one, two, three, four, five, six, eight, nine, ten (or a word in another language in a bilingual home, such as French, un deux, trois, German ein, zwei, drei, Spanish dos, tres.

This is the first time I have tried my new rhyming scheme, repeating the last couplet of each verse as the opening of the next verse.

I shall do another version tomorrow, using the words biking and hiking.

For a family or child or culture without birthday parties, change the words to with the family or sees the family at weekends.

I though of changing and thinks there might be birthday cake, to 

'Thinks, sandwiches, fruit, birthday cake,' which sounds healthier, but m original version is easier for a 3 year old to say and understand.

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Clothes for all weathers and seasons, comic poem 224 by Angela Lansbury

 I like sunshine but not too hot

My men are skiers. They like snow

So long as I have - museums

And shops! I don't care where I go


Some folks have favourite seasons

They think the others are treason

'We holiday in July.'  'Why?'

With nutters don't try to reason.


Some people like sun, sea and beach

Summer means to eat a fresh peach

Hiking, or towels out, at dawn

My dark blinds are still firmly drawn


Angela Lansbury with red umbrella. Photo by Trevor Sharot.


Some like dancing in puddles in rain

At least rain will water the garden again

If it saves me effort I won't complain

If it showers an hour, that's enough rain


I've parasols in most colours

And umbrellas in the others

But go out without, look about

One dropped, I've taken, it's broken


I buy lace beach shoes, white ski boots

Boxes of too high heels, gold, cute

But wear wide Crocs, spring, summer, Fall

My hundreds of shoes are too small

Angela Lansbury's clothes. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright.


I should get my act together

Not keep buying for all weather

But my strange all seasons wardrobe

Is my great all seasons treasure.


-ends-

Copyright Angela Lansbury September 2023

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Sunday, March 26, 2023

Positive Thinking - poem 171








Where can we begin? Tell the sinners, no sin 

Call a dripping tap - a waterfall

Tell the fat ones, no lie, they're looking thin

Speak well of all, tell the small ones they're tall





Tell all the frowners how you love their smile

Note in September, swear you remember

You'll find they smile in a little while

Send named Christmas cards, early December


How does a photographer make guys smile?

Think of favourite food, I think of cake

Keep awards on your walls, photos in files

That's how I smile 'though I've  made a mistake


If you can't find a good words for the bad dead

The mourners a mixture of angry and glum

Praise loving, forgiving parents instead

Say, see silver linings in each act done


When you've done your best, but failed every test

When thoughts headed north - but the words headed south

When you tried to speak well, but only spoke ill

Mistaken, badly taken, foot in mouth


When you say sorry, they're not forgiving

They say, 'Sorry's too late, wrong words are gone,'

Don't give up, mate, your life's still worth living

They're still cross? Their loss - it's time to move on


Everyone fell when they were a child

Some got the blame when they were good

Most were or knew teens who went wild

Some, sometimes failed, or feared we would.


Find somebody new, who hasn't a clue

Pretend you are older, wiser and know

As for each fall, you've seen them all

Just listen, nod, eye roll, laugh, smile, and glow


Never complain and never explain

The folk in old folks homes don't know your name

Your old boss gets Alzheimer's, he'll soon forget

The world's full of youngsters you've not yet met


When you are old, darling, if truth be told

Shrug, forget bad things said, by friends long dead

Old enemies greet you like long lost friends

The few left - so glad to meet you again!.

-ends-

copyright Angela Lansbury 2023 March 27th

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Thursday, November 18, 2021

Everything's old, feeling blue, stained and old, need something new

Selfie photo by Angela Lansbury


I have a dream of the way I should look

Like a princess in a fairytale book

At least I could look like the fairy godmother

But looking good is such a great bother


Two hours searching for something to wear

Matching hidden eyes and fly-away hair

To make me and not my rivals feel good

Admiring stares, not a shocked stare


Not something I've worn again and again

'Not that old thing, again,' my spouse will complain

'Look, keep trying, you're always buying

You can't wear that - it's got a stain 


'You can't wear that

It's shapeless and torn'

My son: 'That's the Sixties

Before I was born!'


I keep on looking, but having no luck

Yesterday I went out in the rain

Dirty hem, shovel sandals covered in muck

My toes have borrowed a strange black stain



My new red dress is too long and too large

The cape sleeves so long they trail on the floor

I look like a hippo driving a barge

No red hat, six colours - yet must order more

I thought the answer was something new

It's better, now that the belt is tied

I won't trip up, though it's still creased

I hoisted it up, I tried


I've three hundred items but nothing looks right

When it's daytime I see clothes all suited to night

At night, beach and swimsuits, for sunny days

I don't have enough clothes, whatever they say


I'm showing my roots, must cover my head

I can't wear gray, it makes me look dead

I love the red, but I bet they will say,

'Did you wash it? You wore it yesterday!'


The heels on my sandals are all falling off

My pink baseball hat is growing black mould

The cheap dress, I just bought, is much too short

Clothes make me look old, because I am old


I'm searching and searching the internet

I've found just the right item which matches my hair

I'll have to keep searching, because I still need

To pay, so I need a millionaire. 


I'm wearing bright pink, what do you think?

You can't see my boots and you can't see my roots

The new dress is short, more like a top

But it's good enough, so it's time I should stop.

-ends-


Angela Lansbury. Written  Nov 19 2021.

More details of the clothes in

dressofthedayangela.blogspot.com


About the Author of this blog, Author Angela Lansbury

BIOGRAPHY

Angela Lansbury B A Hons ACG ALB PM5 EH5 DL5 VC5 
The Author of several books, including  Etiquette For Every Occasion. Wedding Speeches & Toasts. How to be the Best Man. Quick Quotations. Who Said What When.

Blogs travelwithangelalansbury.blogspot.com

dressofthedayangela.blogspot.com

translateforfun.blogspot.com

Braddell Heights Advanced Toastmasters Speakers Club Vice President Public Relations (VPPR), Previous President

Join BHA 1st Wednesday 7pm and 3rd Saturday 2 pm Singapore time 

Vice President Public Relations (VP PR) of Tampines Changkat Advanced;

Secretary of weekly online Singapore International Dynamic Toastmasters Speakers’ Club;

Member and past president of Harrovians toastmasters club, UK; Past member of HOD Toastmasters, London. Past member in Singapore of: Toastmasters Club of Singapore (TCS); Tiarel; and Senja Cashew.

More details from Toastmasters International find a club.

Regular attendee at annual Swanwick Writers’ School, England.

Regular attendee at annual Writers’ Holiday, Wales.

Contributor to poetry readings, and after tea courses on: Speaking On Radio To Promote Books; and Plots And Character.

Winner of many club and area speaking contests in the UK and Singapore.

Language advisor to Empire Toastmasters club in Indonesia.

Language and speech workshops in Singapore.

Speaker on radio and TV in England, Scotland, the USA, and Australia.

Compiler of a school course on public speaking for teachers to prepare pupils for school open days with attending ceremonies before government ministers, Singapore.

Former member of Harrow Writers’ Circle, London, and two writing groups in Singapore.

Angela is on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Twitter. She would be delighted to link up with new friends.

I  also havemany more posts in my blog on comic poems.

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Saturday, November 13, 2021

Who can I blame?



😓 

When things go wrong

Who can I blame?

It's no good blaming

What's-his-name? 

😕

'cos what-is-name

Has gone away

He won't be back

For many a day

😲

It isn't fair

It isn't right

It's no good saying

It'll be all right

😫

It's no good blaming

God or Fate 

For the next round

You just have to wait

😦

It's not your turn

Your day will come

It's come and gone

Pull the other one

😳

I don't have fortune

I didn't gain fame

And nobody

Remembers my name

😠

And if they do

Much good it makes

Maybe I've not got

What it takes


Well, don't blame me

It's not my fault

I've only done

What I've been taught

🙍

I'm not the sort

To always complain

So I won't say

That you're to blame.

🙊

I do not want

To cause a riot

I'll say nothing

Just keep quiet.

😴

-ends-

Credit. emoji from wikimedia.


About the Author Angela Lansbury

BIOGRAPHY

Angela Lansbury B A Hons ACG ALB PM5 EH5 DL5 VC5 
The Author of several books, including  Etiquette For Every Occasion. Wedding Speeches & Toasts. How to be the Best Man. Quick Quotations. Who Said What When.

Blogs travelwithangelalansbury.blogspot.com

dressofthedayangela.blogspot.com

translateforfun.blogspot.com

Braddell Heights Advanced Toastmasters Speakers Club Vice President Public Relations (VPPR), Previous President

Join BHA 1st Wednesday 7pm and 3rd Saturday 2 pm Singapore time 

Vice President Public Relations (VP PR) of Tampines Changkat Advanced;

Secretary of weekly online Singapore International Dynamic Toastmasters Speakers’ Club;

Member and past president of Harrovians toastmasters club, UK; Past member of HOD Toastmasters, London. Past member in Singapore of: Toastmasters Club of Singapore (TCS); Tiarel; and Senja Cashew.

More details from Toastmasters International find a club.

Regular attendee at annual Swanwick Writers’ School, England.

Regular attendee at annual Writers’ Holiday, Wales.

Contributor to poetry readings, and after tea courses on: Speaking On Radio To Promote Books; and Plots And Character.

Winner of many club and area speaking contests in the UK and Singapore.

Language advisor to Empire Toastmasters club in Indonesia.

Language and speech workshops in Singapore.

Speaker on radio and TV in England, Scotland, the USA, and Australia.

Compiler of a school course on public speaking for teachers to prepare pupils for school open days with attending ceremonies before government ministers, Singapore.

Former member of Harrow Writers’ Circle, London, and two writing groups in Singapore.

Angela is on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Twitter. She would be delighted to link up with new friends.

 Please share links to your favourite posts.

Saturday, April 21, 2018

The Cockroach On The Floor



The Cockroach On The Floor
A lament by Angela Lansbury

There's a cockroach on the floor
I think it may be dead
I wish I knew what killed it
Was it something that I said?

For if it's something which I said
Then I shall not complain
Cockroach, go back and tell your friends
Please don't go there again.

I scooped it with a dustpan
It's gone but not forgotten yet
Although the damned things gone
I wish I could forget.

-ends-

Saturday, September 16, 2017

Song Hot Memories by Angela Lansbury



Hot Memories 
by Angela Lansbury

When I am hot
I go for a swim
It cools me down
And makes me thin

I went for a swim
But the pool was closed
So I ran in the gym
And I thought about him

He had a name
I can't forget
So I searched for him
On the Internet

I wrote to him
But he never replied
I used to wonder
If he had died

Over the years
I met other men
But I still dreamed
That we'd meet again

We'd both recall
Old memories
But life moves on
That's how it is

I'm glad that we met
We both would say
It's for the best
We part today

Fond memories
But love turns cold
It's long ago
We're both too old

I must admit
You look the same
So there's no point
In finding blame

Life has been kind
I can't complain
Goodbye old love
Let's meet again

Here's the problem
Here's the danger
Rapport takes time
We're now strangers

Life has been kind
I can't complain
Yet I still dream
We'll meet again.

-ends-
Old - different
Feb 23rd 2014
Copyright Angela Lansbury