Poems
Gladys Taylors Limericks
1. LIMERICK FOR GUIDE DOG MAUD(WHO ATE MY FIFTY QUID!)
BY GLADYS TAYLOR
MY GUIDE DOG WAS ACTING QUITE QUIVERY
IN FACT SHE WAS FEELING QUITE SHIVERY!
I SUPPOSE IT AIN' T FUNNY
BUT SHE ATE ALL MY MONEY
NOW I'M WAITING FOR CASH ON DELIVERY!
COPYRIGHT 2003
2. SPIDERS...IN MY BATH?
BY GLADYS TAYLOR
YOU KNOW, IT CAN BE NICE BEING BLIND,
PEOPLE ARE SO HELPFUL AND KIND. THERE'S JUST ONE LITTLE THING
UPON MY MIND...
SPIDERS - IN MY BATH!
EVERY DAY, JUST THE SAME AS YOU,
I LOVE TO HAVE A NICE RELAXING DIP - WITH BUBBLES TOO!
IF SPIDERS HAVE BEEN IN THERE, I KNOW I'D FLIP!
AT LEAST WHEN THEY GO SWIMMING DOWN THE SPOUT
THEY WILL BE SWEETLY SCENTED, VERY CLEAN!
BUT I MEAN TO SAY - CAN YOU WORK IT OUT?
COULD YOU PLEASE INVENT A "SPIDER IN THE BATH ALERT"
I COULD SAVE THEM ALL THEIR TROUBLES, COULDN'T HALF!
WHY SHOULD I GIVE ALL THOSE FURRY SPIDERS...
SUCH A LAUGH?
COPYRIGHT 2005
JIMMY - FENCER EXTRAORDINAIRE! BY GLADYS TAYLOR.
SAID MY FRIEND -
THIS MAN "I HIGHLY RECOMMEND.
WITH A FENCE YOUR GUIDE DOG WILL BE SAFE, WON'T GET LOST AND
AT SUCH A REASONABLE COST!"
HE WORKED ALL SATURDAY, HAD A CUP OF TEA
THEN CALLED ME OUT TO SEE
HIS HANDIWORK.
A LOVELY FENCE STOOD, SMELLING OF CLEAN NEW WOOD...
IT WAS NO GOOD!
IT WAS IN THE WRONG PLACE -
HE'D BUILT IT AS OUR NEIGHBOUR'S FENCE
HENCE I DIDN'T LIKE TO BE RUDE;
BUT...NEXT SATURDAY HE WILL BE BACK
TO HAVE ANOTHER GO.
IN MY GARDEN THIS TIME...I REALLY HOPE SO!
COPYRIGHT 2005
by Gladys Taylor