Condolences comical poem number 885 by Angela Lansbury

We grow from seeds parked in a womb

Why has our Mummy left the room?

We wake from a long blissful night

To the sudden shock of daylight

But we're kissed by an adoring sister

Bothersome brother or muddled mother

We cry for mother, come back here

Or else for anyone who's near

We meet more same size girls and boys

To share with us all of life's joys

Small and tall trees like giant toys

But we're the ones making the noise

We settle down, snug as a hug

Sleeping on a soft sheepskin rug

Our home's small but happy and well

Roam round one room, a carousel

She may not do much with her day

She may be living far away

Yet you recall what she would say

As if today was yesterday

End silent, stress-free in a tomb

Like jewels locked in a velvet box

Protected from germs, worms and fox 

Make way for life's next rider's turn

Some lives are short-term, some long-stay

While devout friends will hope and pray

That we have simply gone away

Won free, eternal holiday

Some live too short, others too long

Life's unfair so we must stay strong

Some things go right, others go wrong

Enjoy each day, watch dance, sing song.

-ends-

First Aid Kit comical poem 859 by Angela Lansbury

First aid kit. Photo by Angela Lansbury.

 I have a first aid kit

But what is inside it?

We should not hide it

High up on the wall

Most days glad to say

We don't need it at all

But for help peep inside

If you have a small fall

The instruction booklet is

Full of surprises

Waterproof sticking plasters

In three handy sizes

I remember from childhood

On a day which was wetter

If I slipped on leaves

Mother's kiss made things better

Think of my poem

What is behind this?

The sunshine of words

Which blow you a kiss.

-ends-

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What Other People Write About comical poem 543 by Angela Lansbury

What other people write about

On days when they cannot go out

Most children write of simple things

Bikes, scooters, not safe swimming rings

Of playing games and silly names

Of buses, cars and trains and planes

About goldfish, big cats, small dogs

Not giggly things like jumping frogs

Teenagers write about first love

A kiss and the blind moon above

Later they write about love lost

Of drugs and fast cars, not the cost

Whilst lying in their single bed

They dream of one they wish they'd wed.

Parents write of their baby's smiles

Not dripping taps nor laying tiles.

Old people, some like to complain

Although there's lots they should explain

Their youth which won't come back again

Claim their life's full of sun - or rain

Now, poets, what do poets write?

Of how they sat up half the night

And tried to put the world to right

Telling what other people write.

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Photo of Angela Lansbury with large pencil.

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You Count comic poem 373 by Angela Lansbury

 A child must learn to count

The numbers one to ten

The fingers on both hands

Then start to count again

To reach number twenty

As everybody knows

Count to ten on fingers

The next ten on your toes

Adults must learn to count

And think of writing cheques

Hundreds of large amounts

Not just of food and sex.

you count all the hours worked

You count till pay day

You cound praise and count blame

What you pay, what you say

You count all the time

That what good folks all do

Yes, you can count on me

As I can count on you.

Make sure no hugs are missed

I know you cant resist

Count small gestures which count

So I'll blow you a kiss.

-ends-

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A Child Or Grandchild comic poem 182

Baby by water. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright.

 What can I wish my dear grandchild, or yours?

Like the Chinese, give yourself great applause

May your Mum be pretty, if not, wealthy

May your Dad be young, if not, healthy

If you don't have a sister, or brother

AI's your 24/7 mother

Be happy, have mobiles, love song, live long

What could go wrong, go wrong, go wrong, go wrong?

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Poems please with universality

Give glimpses of sweet immortality

I'll show you a draft? - to hide work's remiss

Please say, 'Its promising,' blow me a kiss

No poem's pefect  - I'll give it a tweak

And hope you'll say, 'That's much better!' next week.

-ends-

What I saw today - flowers

What I Saw Today - Flowers

Song by Angela

08052017

Today I saw an angry man

But then I saw a pretty girl

I saw a broken bracelet

But then I saw a glowing pearl

I picked a perfect rose

And I threw away dead flowers

Wasted ten minutes writing this

But still have fifteen hours

Forget about the lonely days

And think of your best kiss

I should think of holidays I’ve had

Forget the ones I’ve missed

Take action to achieve my dreams

Breathe deep, enjoy the rest

Add up the ticks in every day

And then you’ll pass life’s test.

-ends-

version 2

Today I heard an angry man

My mirror showed a pretty girl

I fell and broke my best bracelet

But knelt and grabbed one glowing pearl

I picked a perfect perfumed rose

I threw out old, faded flowers

Wasted ten minutes writing this

But still can fill fifteen more hours

Forget about the lonely days

An optimist thinks love and kiss

I'll think of holidays I’ve had

Forget the ones which I have missed

Take action to achieve my dreams

Breathe deeply and enjoy the rest

Add up the ticks in every day

And then you’ll win and pass life’s test.

-ends-

Every Day There's Work And Play by Angela Lansbury

Every Day (there's work and play) 

by Angela Lansbury

 Every day the bright sun comes out 

Every day the robins hop about 

Every day windfalls when a lawyer reads a will 

Then the postman brings the taxman's bill 

 After breakfast we work, at eleven stop to munch 

Then we work or study then stop for lunch 

We read of the wars and troubles far away 

As the children in the schools laugh and play

 Along the street, the dogs are walking 

The garden goes quiet, the cat is stalking 

The birds see the cat so they don't stay 

When they see a cat it's best to fly away 

 We go to the doctor and he gives us a pill 

We go to the dentist and he gives us a bill 

Everywhere old people wave goodbye 

New babies born smiling get tired and cry 

 Every evening someone gets a kiss

 Somewhere some spend a day or night of bliss 

Some do right and some do wrong 

Tides go in and out, the world spins on 

 You can have a dream and make a wish 

That oceans and farms are full of fish

 That the world will always be full of men 

And the night will fall and the day start again 

 You can travel and see new smiling faces 

Stay home see old smiling faces

 Travel and see new exciting places 

Books and albums show home's old places 

 You can fly like a bird 

Or cruise on the sea 

Some things cost but others are free 

Try somebody new or stick with me 

 Every night the singers croon 

Lovers walk home by the light of the moon 

Poets re-use the same old rhymes

 Because they've stood the tests of time 

 Every day the bright sun comes out 

Evening morning the robins hop about 

Yes, the world will always be full of men 

And the night will fall, then the day's dance starts again. 

 -ends- Copyright Angela Lansbury Jan 8 2017