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ONLY A WINTERS TALE

postie

postie

The buck stops here
Staff member
Many years ago on a cold Winters night
Me Mam and me found ourselves in a desperate plight
The fire was out and the larder was bare
We huddled together in a big easy chair
Our coal house was empty, no coal or wood
I finally decided that this was no good
I got myself dressed and said to me Mam
I'm just nippin out and I'm tekin the pram
I walked up the road to Mr Powers wood yard
It wunt very easy, it was snowing quite hard
I knew the bloke who owned had gone home for night
It was scary and cold in the dim lamplight
I climbed over the fence and opened the gate
Me heart wuz pounding, I wuz in a hell of a state
I loaded the pram just as fast as I could
I daint tek anything valuable , just some old wood
I turned the pram round and headed for hum
Trying to think of a story to tell to me Mum
Then the owner appeared and grabbed me by the collar
He held very tightly as I began to struggle and holler
Now Mr Powers was a giant of a man
So I thought I'd better explain as fast as I can
He said " I can't see you going without a fire
But God help you Son if I find your a liar
He took me straight home to be with me Mam
He left us the wood but took off with our old pram
I chopped up some wood and took it inside
Me Mam wuz so happy she almost cried
In less than an hour we wuz warm as could be
When we heard a noise coming from our entry
We looked outside and we saw a big bloke
Pushing our pram which wuz full of coke
Mr Powers looked up and said with a grin
Next time you come calling, don't break in
Now one thing I must tell you, this story is true
But we'll keep it a secret between me, me Mam, Mr Powers and you

THANK YOU TO A VERY KIND MAN
 
Just tremendous, and this from the man who only wrote one poem? It's a gem!!
 
:angel: Jim mate that was just great and at the right time of year too, when we endless snippetts from 'A Christmas Carol'. However your Mr Powers was no Scrooge.

Chris :angel;
 
Thank you all for your comments, they mean a lot to me.
As you have noticed I write from the heart, I have to cuz me brain don't work. :2funny:
 
:angel: Postie if your now writing from the Heart! What I want to know is, just what did they do to that ol' Heart of yours when you had your op... And how much will it cost me in NZ $'s to get the same so I can write like you . :) :)

Chris :angel:
 
Thanks Postie there are lessons in life that people can learn from and you Postie have just learnt me one
they say there are none so blind as those that cannot see , well thanks to you Postie and thanks to grace my eyes have been opened i can now see .
Thanks Postie O0
Reggie :angel:
 
I fel the cold of the evening, and heard the crunch of snow under my feed.
The tingling in the pit of my stomache, and my goodness I even found
myself looking around my lounge room in case I was caught typing this at
7.30 am.

Well done.

Robert
 
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