Friday, May 25, 2012

Left-footer's Apologies to Any Remaining Readers for his Lack of Diligence

Don't call me "lazy b*gg*r"! 
Please eschew such liberties!
Don't think me an off-shrugger
Of responsibilities.

Like you, I have to work, eat, sleep, 
And go to Church. I flog
My mulish brain half dead to keep
The wolf from the door. I blog

When sleep's a no-go. Then, enraged,
I pound the surly keys.
Insomnia gets my brain engaged.
And writing's just a breeze.

But sleep comes easy to the just
And I am just too tired.
Vital to work to earn my crust.
I'll be back* - when I'm retired!


(*On a daily basis, I hope, in about a month.)



6 comments:

Marco said...

I feel bad that I have to wish insomnia upon you for you to keep writing, but your stuff is awesome, you are a poet with satire and attidude!

Ttony said...

Enjoy the peace. For quite soon now
The holidays will come. And then
The pressure will pile up, and how
you'll wish that you had used your pen

When mind, however tired, was taut
And everything was clarity.
The price of relaxed sanity
Might mean that all is once more fraught.

(A bit of doggerel to encourage you to keep on doing better!)

Mike Cliffson said...

Snakes alive : I wished to encourage you in verse and TTony's beaten me tto it!

Richard Collins said...

Retirement? Really?
I tried it once but it didn't work.

God bless. Richard

shadowlands said...

I don't think Mr Cameron is going to allow any of us to retire over here in the UK.

Left-footer said...

Bless you all, and my apologies for the uncivil delay in replying. Too much work and driving.

Marco - you are much too kind, but thank you.

Tony - brilliant, and thank you!

Mike Cliffson - Do please try!

Richard - the thought of retirement terrifies me, but I'm only changing jobs.

Shadowlands - I guess the UK will soon be Scandinavian, everything either illegal or compulsory.

Thank you all! God bless!