Cassius - Oh Cassius Clay
I saw you on T.V. today
Your feet were lead
Your wits were gone
Although your legend
Lingers on.
Eyes that once darted
Here and there,
Were fixed in empty
Barren stare.
And my heart cried
With shame and pity
For the man we knew
As Mohammed Ali.

Dear Terry (Scott)

Desolate..deverstated..desperate...depressed.
No - not quite depressed - but surely all the rest.

GERRY

Thank you, my dear, for being a do good
And being so cheerful as only you could
For coming in early and showing restraint
As you heard of my ailments and many complaints.
For showing an interest when I was real down
And doing my shopping without even a frown.
And now that I’m over my dose of the flu
And not quite so miserable and not quite so blue
I’d like to say ‘thank you’ for seeing me through
And in appreciation I’ll give it to you.

Nine O’Clock News

The jumbo jet in clear blue sky
Then gone from sound and radio eye
It blindly flew in Russian air space
Then disappeared without a trace
Almost 300 folks on flight
But now, Dear god, their gone from sight.
Humanity gasps - the world is stunned
But God forgive those in command.

Sitting in my fireside chair
My cup of tea in hand
Waiting to witness history
In television wonderland.

Good morning 'my telli'
I got up special just to see
You debut with breakfast T.V.
Another first for B.B.C.

Sue Morley

Suzy’s birthday caused quite a scandal
And was too much for poor Eddie to handle
It was all he could take
As he bought in the cake
Then collapsed with the weight of the candles

TO MIKE KEEMAN

The neighbour who, only last week, passed my door
Has departed this life and will pass no more

(My heart feels for Chris, Joanna and Stu.
But most of all, Mike, my heart feels for you.)

TOM + GERRY’S ANNIVERSARY

Well, my friends, your special day is here
And ten long years have passed
Since the day that you finally decided to wed
And made it all legal at last!

And if we some up the last ten years
I wonder what story they’d tell:
Terry saying “You should have thought of that”
With Gerry, “Didn’t I do well!”

The dulcet tones of Nana Maskouri
And Jack Jones smooth sexy voice
Were not who you crooned to ten years ago
It was twist and rock to the latest beat noise.

Who would have guessed, ten years after the church
That Gerry would be married to the ironing board -
And no-one could imagine on the day you were wed
Terry’d take the sting from his sword!

So what, if those ten years have taken their toll
And your waistlines have increased slightly
I know a good exercise to overcome that
And it’s best if it’s practised twice nightly!!

Now here I go - being crude again
And I promised myself that I wouldn’t
(But with things as they are - and me on my own
If I wanted to I certainly couldn’t)

But even if the years have been anxious at times
Remember, we all have our ups and downs
And you’ve three lovely kids to show for your toil
And a marriage that seems pretty sound.

So congratulations to you both
You’ve sailed through the first ten with ease
Your foundation is solid - go forward as one
And with each other face the forthcoming year.

July 6th

A family disaster,
A courtroom drama,
Stephen alone in the dock;
Mother sat fearful,
Tried not to be tearful,
But a fine was all that he got!

Quite how he made it,
We can't yet explain it,
But lucky he certainly was.
And now we just pray
That he'll find the righ way,
And make use of the chance that he got.