This
amused me
To be pacific
Why do
you always go off on a tandem,
say goodbye without further adieu?
It’s time you climbed down from your pedal stool -
this is not a phrase you’re going through,
when
antidotal evidence suggests
you’ve been three-wheeling right from the start.
Or rather from the gecko, as you might say.
You’re always upsetting the apple tart.
Now I’m
not saying I’m above approach:
it takes two to tangle, I won’t deny it,
But when push comes to shovel and all’s set and done,
I need rest bite, a little piece of quiet.
I’d love
to curl up in the feeble position
but you pass me from pillow to post, you see,
with your Belgian whistles and semi-skilled milk -
they do not pass mustard with me.
I don’t
regard you as a social leopard.
You’re no escape goat – just a hapless case,
But do be aware there may be reaper cushions
when you cut off your nose despite your face.
Brian Bilston
Brian Bilston
(1970 – present) is a British poet and writer. His real name is Paul
Millicheap. He started publishing short poems on Twitter and built up a following
of 400,000. His work has been compared to that of Dorothy Parker and Ogden Nash.
A deft and playful masterclass in malapropisms, it showcases Bilston’s wit with enviable lightness and precision.
ReplyDeleteVery clever, and written without any heirs and graces.
ReplyDeleteAll those misheard song lyrics... every family has at least one thwy laugh over .. now we have a whole poem of it.
ReplyDeleteVery clever and a muse in a hole.
ReplyDeleteHe captures the English language so beautifully and so funnily as well.
ReplyDeleteBrian Bilston! Have you read his poem about the to do list?
ReplyDeleteI laughed and giggled and chuckled at every word.. talk about a wordsmith, he certainly is... I am off to find his to do list mentioned in the comments.. I think my favorite part is the reaper cushions... love it love it thanks for early am giggle fest
ReplyDeleteHe is a very clever poet!
ReplyDeleteLove it
ReplyDeleteWell isn't that clever.
ReplyDeleteThat's really witty. I love it.
ReplyDeleteReminds me of a lady I worked with who unintentionally came out with similar phrases. Tipping the iceberg was one of my favourites.
That gave me a smile for the day.
ReplyDeleteHe's one of the few accounts I miss since dumping Twitter. Sometimes funny, sometimes deeply poignant.
ReplyDeleteMost enjoyable!
ReplyDeleteThat is pretty clever. It takes a lot of head scratching to knit all those malapropisms together unless your name happens to be Hilda Ogden.
ReplyDeleteI don't get it, have a brain like a Gruyere cheese today ! Just came back from a meeting with the manager and the residents and now it's the big love ......
ReplyDeleteI follow Brian Bilston on Facebook and I just love his poems and sense of humour. I had no idea that wasn't his real name!
ReplyDeleteI'd never come across this one, which is very clever and amused me very much as well! xxx
Thanks for the laugh
ReplyDeleteSo clever and very amusing :)
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
I love reading this kind of word play, but am not clever enough to create it myself. Loved this.
ReplyDeleteI love Brian Bilston's work.
ReplyDeleteGreat fun!
ReplyDeleteThis is very clever, I love it!
ReplyDeleteI was going to mention " escape goat" but there is was at the end!! Brilliant .
ReplyDeleteA very clever use and play on words. It made me smile.
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