The 'Airs On Me 'Ead

The black ones I got from my mother,
The glamourpuss Welsh princess;
The red ones came from my dad,
The freckled Irish redbeard;
The blonde ones were mine as a baby,
Ringlets that bounced when I ran;
As a child I turned to a light brunette,
Thick and fine, flecked with my ancestry.
But the grey ones are all my own doing:
I made them, I earned them, I deserve them,
I worried them into my life,
I worked and partied, I pushed myself for them,
Those late nights are there to be seen,
And all the hair dye in the world
Can't cover up who I've been.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017


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Date: 9/19/2017 9:56:00 AM
This one made me smile.. hair dye can't cover everything, so true... Well written
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Belinda O'Connell
Date: 9/19/2017 9:59:00 AM
Very kind - haven't written poetry in 40 years, so that's really nice to hear! Thank you! :)
Date: 9/19/2017 9:30:00 AM
sure made me smile Belinda and I admit my colour comes out of a bottle I don't want to be grey quite yet lol:-)I enjoyed your humourous poem and give you a warm welcome to Poetry Soup:-) hugs Jan xx
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Belinda O'Connell
Date: 9/19/2017 9:35:00 AM
No criticism of hair dyeing intended, Jan! I used to go black myself, back in my wilder days! Thanks for the kind words!
Date: 9/19/2017 8:33:00 AM
And welcome to Poetry Soup!
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Date: 9/19/2017 8:31:00 AM
I LOVE this! Fave :) xomo!
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Belinda O'Connell
Date: 9/19/2017 8:48:00 AM
Thank you, much appreciated! ;)
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