Showing posts with label tasks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tasks. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 21, 2026

What makes me feel? Comical Poem 813 by Angela Lansbury.

What tasks and files make me feel ill?

Receiving new, even old bills

Instructions on new and old pills

Making new and reading old wills


What cheers me up, makes me feel well?

Affordable things others sell

High prices cups get if I sell

Hearing ice cream cart's ringing bell


What calms my afternoon slump, stress?

Planning a trip to East or West

Photos of a food and wine Fest

A tea-time cake with lemon zest


What wakes me, makes me feel my best?

Solving problems, or a hard test

Waking from long sleep or a rest

Bùying a new red hat or dress!


What action is most exciting

Let's imagine we're inviting

Friends whose skill is reading, writing

Calmly fishing, watching fighting?


Yes, dear friend, tell me about you?

Today what would do you like to do?

Watch bikes race? A1. Or football?

Or nothing at all?

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Sunday, February 1, 2026

Night Noise, In Bed, In My Head comical poem number 726 by Angela Lansbury

 Today, not guilty, glad to say

Last night not me who was snoring

Some else suffered from a cold

I was awake - bed was boring


So I leapt from my comfy bed

Thoughts circling round my useful head

I worried we'd be sick, late, broke

I gave the snorer one more poke


Sudden silence - did he survive?

If not, my fault he's not alive

Will he wake, accusing, angry

Or just like me feeling hungry


I'm sleep deprived, early rising

Run to the tempting computer

But better write in a notebook

Escape time waste advertising


Ads promise you the quickest route

Last week's destination station

Reveal last one sales, and scandals

In a far off island nation


The latest perfect remedy

If my long straight hair were frizzy

Ten things which could kill everyone

If you're feeling fine or dizzy


Five things everyone ought eat

Over-weight? Or constipated?

Must see the world's top ten hotels

Loved loyal dogs, under-rated


I must not use the computer

There's too much depressing bad news

A million men, shouting marching

In 1600, the brave few


I've finished my pointless poem

Time to go back to my cold bed

I need more sleep, for energy

Too much to do, in my full head


My eyes are shutting, while sitting

So I'll flop down and try to sleep

Ignoring the gentle snoring

In my own dream, vivid but deep


I'm yearning for breakfast, morning, 

But my brain's busy and buzzing

We're working honey bees in hives

But here's a good sign - I'm yawning


I'm too busy to seek out gods, 

And ask them, 'What am I here for?'

I know. Fate gave me lots of jobs 

I've made today's long list of tasks.

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