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There Was An Old Lady Who Stood In A Queue

There was an old lady who stood in a queue Where the queue led to I hadn’t a clue So I don’t know why she was stood in the queue And if I don’t know, then neither do you The queue started moving one step now and then Once in a while it would move ahead ten I still don’t know why she was stood in the queue And if I don’t know, then neither do you It turns out that this was a charity queue Intended to help the impoverished few But why would an old lady stand in this queue I truly don't know, so neither do you I’m not an intrusive, inquisitive guy She’s licking her lips and I want to know why The old lady’s now near the front of the queue If I don’t know why, then neither do you I needed to know what the lady’s about She might be confused and I had to find out I joined her as she crept along with the queue The old lady spoke, and I suddenly knew… “I’m not so old; eighty years and a few, and Sonny, I feel a lot younger than you. I’m told there are men at the head of this queue, It’s a dollar a kiss, and I’m having two.”

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Gary Radice

Date: 10/12/2024 10:45:00 PM

Heh! Heh! Nice one Terry. Your poetry has a stand up comedy feel about it rather than the sit down and be serious thing - but you can be serious too. You must start with the ending in your mind then build your poems around it in the same way a comedian would do. You draw readers in with your skillful delivery building to the kicker of a punchline and you always deliver. I agree with what you said in a recent blog that longer poems tend to be neglected by readers for the shorter ones. That's a sad fact but I'd say just keep on doing what you're doing. The audience is deffo there. Cheers - Gary

Terry Flood
Date: 10/13/2024 3:34:00 PM

You’d very often be right about my knowing the punchline from the off… but this one was a case of seeing where it went… fortunately, by the third stanza I had it figured. I’m working on a long write now, but only managing a verse or two every day or so…. Maybe it’ll materialise… maybe not. It’s a bit muddled in my head… so I suspect it’ll need a little rewrite or three. Thanks for stopping by, Gary.

Deb M

Date: 10/12/2024 9:14:00 AM

You never fail my FF ….creative and funny poem that made me smile…..Again King Of the last liners!!! Debx

Terry Flood
Date: 10/12/2024 3:41:00 PM

Thank you, Deb. As I told John (below) I didn’t know where this was gonna go…. Didn’t take too long to work it out. ;-)

John Lawless

Date: 10/12/2024 6:34:00 AM

had me at the title Terry and joining the queue just to find out.....thanks for the laugh

Terry Flood
Date: 10/12/2024 3:39:00 PM

Thanks, John. When I came up with line one I had no idea what the queue would be for… but I liked the line so I wrote on in hope of that ’Eureka’ moment ;-) Glad you got a giggle out of it. Terry

Tom Woody

Date: 10/11/2024 5:42:00 PM

Love it. Great sense of humor. And great reply on the latest blog. I'd rather post one poem that at least has a chance of getting attention than ten that have little to no chance. Most of us have teeny weeny attention spans

Tom Woody
Date: 10/12/2024 2:18:00 PM

Or speak up if one chooses. I choose the latter John. Btw, excellent gatecrash

John Lawless
Date: 10/12/2024 2:09:00 PM

a mentor of mine once told me "you have the right to be right and the right to be wrong and the right to keep you mouth shut in both instances"

Tom Woody
Date: 10/11/2024 6:00:00 PM

Yessir

Terry Flood
Date: 10/11/2024 5:51:00 PM

In a fair and just society, all opinions are valid… even if they’re wrong ;-)

Jan Allison

Date: 10/11/2024 4:21:00 PM

ha ha ha Terry, she should have given you a smacker or two on the lips - just to get some practice in:-) hugs Jan xx

Terry Flood
Date: 10/11/2024 5:57:00 PM

I’m a (sort of) married man, Jan.. my ‘wife’ would be livid… besides, I swallowed her false teeth… oh sh*t……..

Lin Lane

Date: 10/11/2024 3:04:00 PM

That's awfully sweet, Terry. He should've given her two or a few and let her keep her money in case she found a honey. ;-)

Terry Flood
Date: 10/11/2024 3:08:00 PM

Thanks, Lin. FYO… I just came close to ending a good friendship… see my comment on your latest monoku ;-)