Ever since lockdown and the barbers were all closed,
There was only one solution that my wife duly proposed
‘Let’s go buy some clippers so that I can cut your hair’
She said, with a smile, and a persuasive stare.
Ever since that day we have this ritual, of sorts
I fire up the clippers, awaiting my hair to be cut short,
And with precision and attention, she duly proceeds
To cut my hair, which more often than not, she succeeds.
On the dreaded day, I encountered a distraction
As I fired up the clippers and handed over the contraption.
I heard the first shear before she worryingly shouted
‘You hair seems long’ she said, as if somehow she doubted!
The amount of hair extracted, upon examination
Seemed way to much, without an explanation
But upon close inspection, something wasn’t right
It was the absence of the clipper, that my hair had to fight!
I now had two tramlines, positively bald
Which my wife found amusing, as her close friends she called
And I was left with the only option, available to me,
To always wear a hat, so that the public couldn’t see!!
Funny Memories Poetry Contest
Sponsor - Natasha L Scragg
Date - 25th January 2022
All things can tempt me from the verse I need to write:
Even the dishes can sway me from my plight.
The rain, it’s lashing hard upon the window pane.
It’s stopped - I’ll write. No! There it goes again.
Could it be I’m too tired? Could it be I’m bored?
Once again, I discover, I’m worryingly flawed!
The suns too hot. Far too hot I do declare,
It’s doing absolutely nothing for my creative flair.
The paper is still blank, the nothingness a clue,
Too many things tempt, just between me and you!!
All things can tempt me- Poetry Contest
20th February 2020
Sponsor- Beth Evans