No-nonsense politician with steely resolve, Margaret Thatcher;
UK's first woman Prime Minister and "The Iron Lady" catcher
She won three consecutive terms in her Downing Street seat,
Pulling off what was then a record-breaking, historical feat.
Fake reviews
In 1963, I ate lunch at Andrea’s café,
her food was wonderful
I advised mariners to go for a visit
and be welcomed by a true lady.
I now learned that unsolicited reviews
are no longer appreciated
My recommendation was delivered verbally
Andrea doesn’t know she is a grandmother and
One of her grandchildren runs the place
I once ran a café in Liverpool selling bacon butties
I could have done with the friendly review
From the people who worked at the small factories nearby
but when Margaret Thatcher
Came to power, they closed down
A young man from Pakistan bought my café
Changed its name to Morning Glory and sold
Curried chicken and shrimp
That, of course, was before the hatred of the foreigner was noticed
When Britain woke up 3 million people from
Syria and Iraq had entered they were not as friendly as the man from Pakistan.
Margaret Thatcher
thought no one could match her.
Her hair was laquered, never a mess;
she bought her knickers from M&S.
She did as she wanted to do -
and love her or hate her it's true -
she thought she was right,
ignoring the plight
of millions in the dole queue.
The poll tax was a big mistake;
her name was hated in its wake.
Replaced by Major, 'No,' she cried.
Some even partied when she died.
See Saw, Margery Daw,
Marguerite - a pearl of a name…
stateswoman, socialite, singer?
No, a servant, soldier, and spy.
Could she be a latent
Margaret Thatcher?
No she's clearly a servant,
a nurse to prisoners of war.
Margarita, clearly a picture,
which brings to mind a debutante?
No, she's clearly a "soldier"
a POW herself soon enough.
Marguerite/a Musical,
does she dream of singing?
No, she's clearly a spy; In 1946
she received the Medal of Freedom.
She was the subject of the movie,
The Great Raid in 2005;
and she shared her story
in an autobiography - Miss U.
See Saw, Margery Daw,
Meet Margaret Utinsky
a pearl in Manila, World War 2
a Pearl of the Orient.
You’ve come out this evening
For a wee, delicious bite
Drink fine wine, meet new friends
Your expectation? A fabulous night
Our farm is Vergenoegd Löw
It’s an interesting, unusual designation
Give me a minute to clear the mystery
By treating you to this narration
I searched all of the interwebs
To see,
who definitely knew?
I found an interesting list of people
Who’ve experienced it through and through
Seems that Debbie. From Dallas.
She knew it all
Mick and the Stones, when they got it
They had a ball
Bob Marley and UB40
At the end of a gig
They defs experienced it
When they lit up a spliff
Ghandi and Roy Orbison wrote about it,
As did Anne Frank and Kahlil Gibran,
Michael Jordan, Freud, Bill Gates,
The Pope, Margaret Thatcher. Even Superman.
It’s time to translate it
I’ll end my protraction
When you drink the wine tonight
You will experience - Satisfaction
Vergenoegd, and Professor Löw
Politics, sport and religion, I refused in public to debate
But now that I am Late
I never rated Mohammed Ali as the greatest pugalist
Admittingly he could swing a good fist
Margaret Thatcher as British Prime Minister in my soul still leaves a burning
As she said more than once, the lady’s not for turning
To even comment on black, white, muslim, Hindu or any race or creed
Would put me standing in the shoes of the racialist indeed
So now that you have all read the things I wanted to say when I was in the room
Do one thing out of respect for me and get your muddy boots off my tomb
Politician Margaret Thatcher
No man could match her
First lady Prime Minister at number ten
It had always been a man till then!
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She was nicknamed 'the Iron lady' during her term in office
1/23/19
Did Discover That Trump Is Diabolic
We did discover Trump was diabolic;
Symbolic of problem that is Systolic;
Does need some stroll,
Through weight control;
Way above head becoming psychotic.
Jim Horn
Fear What We Hear from Trump
What we hear from Trump always fear;
Never can make things perfectly clear;
Pay ransom,
For enthusiasm;
Give a kick in the rear then disappear.
Jim Horn
Facts that you may have forgot,
Even if cold or some times hot;
Not sure,
Of cure;
So go ahead and give it a shot.
Wife called me a great back scratcher;
Yogi Berra had been a great catcher;
Need prime minister like Margaret Thatcher;
In rye they needed a catcher and thrasher;
Who was the best party crasher?
How many ever had a good smasher;
On did you learn to be latcher;
Of tires can possibly become a patcher;
On Saturday Night Live ever saw a Trump enactor;
Made people mad who became a hater;
Like Patriots many records shatter.
Be tight end who knows which way to scatter.
Have you ever heard feet go pitter pater.
Can you think of any or many or not any at all?
Jim Horn
I want to jump through my skin
from the pages of print and have intercourse with you
my mind is off on an even keel
the unfolding of hands
at the diner at noon the slippery spoon
you want to impeach Trump but then who is left
a life of no regrets
Margaret Thatcher and the spinning wheel
beggars with no big deal
the thousand loosened horse men in the street
only the phantom should preach
to neck behind the microphone
the naked zombie & the telephone
alone with hands searching for its *****
art has changed the notion of thought
a zombie soul can't ever be bought
with hands to hold upon the nucleus
The phamtom is living under my bed
it comes to me in a dream at night to fright
picks up my soul and carries it across the room
draws strength from the conclaves of darkness
with a pitchfork in hand eager to understand
the remedy of suspicion
a soul in derision
GOOD LITTLE GIRLS
DO AS THEY'RE TOLD
OBEY ALL THE LAWS
UNTIL THEY GROW OLD
BAD LITTLE GIRLS
DO AS THEY PLEASE
LET DOWN THEIR HAIR
AND RUN WITH THE BREEZE
THERE IS A DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN RIGHT AND WRONG
SO PAY ATTENTION
AS WE MOVE ALONG
GOOD LITTLE GIRLS
HAVE MADE SOME REALLY BAD CHOICES
WHEN THEY LISTEN TO ALL
THE POLITICAL VOICES
BAD LITTLE GIRLS
HAVE MADE REALLY GOOD CHOICES
THEY THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX
AND NOT ALL THE VOICES
THE NEW WORLD ORDER
WOULD HAVE YOU BELIEVE
NOTHING IS GOOD
UNLESS IT'S THEY WHO CONCEIVE
MARGARET THATCHER
WAS A BAD LITTLE GIRL
SHE THEN WENT ON
TO SHAKE THE WORLD
I REALLY DO LIKE
BAD LITTLE GIRLS
IT'S A JOY TO KNOW
THEY'RE ALL OVER THE WORLD
“Margaret Thatcher you ain’t!”
“You ain’t old Reagan in paint!”
slinging mud
with a thud
terrible taunts tossed to taint
Margaret Thatcher died
And so did Mouseketeer Annette.
Just one of them is somebody
I never could forget.
For she was part of childhood,
In my home, just like a friend,
Until she disappeared
When Mickey Mouse Club had to end.
Her movies didn’t thrill me;
Seems like boys liked them the best,
Which made me wish that someday
I’d have something like her chest.
I never did; yet she remains
A vision from my youth,
A Mouseketeer forever
(Not my favorite one, in truth).
So Thatcher’s long obituary
Wasn’t one I read.
Annette’s, which brought me to my past,
Was what I read instead.
The Demise of MT
Margaret Thatcher is dead
But her legacy lives on.
She went to world against
The working classes
And won
She was a visionary of evil
And her message of hate
Prevails.
A strong leader
An elected dictator never
Seen before.
One hope the likes of her
Will never reappear.
My childhood memories of the 1970s in England
Flared trousers
Platform shoes
Long hair, sideburns, beards
Abba and beautiful Agnetha
Raleigh Chopper
The Exorcist
Open shirts
Lava lamps
John Travolta and Olivia Newton John
Starsky and Hutch and Charlie’s Angels
Star Wars
Decimal currency
Three piece suits, long collared blouses
Hendrix, Callas, Elvis and Bolan die
Carry on films with Sid James
Brut and Hai Karate
David and Angie Bowie
Margaret Thatcher
Workers strikes
Jack Horne for Nette's TwentyNet contest
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