Life Poems :
Funny or Sad?

Funny :

If People Disapprove Of You :

Make being disapproved of your hobby, Make being disapproved of your aim,
Devise new ways of scoring points, In the being disapproved of game.
Let them disapprove in their dozens, Let them disapprove in their hordes,
You'll find that being disapproved of, builds character, brings rewards.
Just like any form of striving, Don't be arogant, don't coast,
On your high disapproval rating, Try to be disapproved of most.
At this point if it's useful, draw a pie-chart, or a graph
Show it to someone who disapproves, and when they disapprove, just laugh.
Count the emotions you provoke, Anger, suspicion, shock.
One point for each of these and two for every boat you rock.
Feel yourself warming to your task - You do it bloody well,
At last you've found an area in which you can excel,
Savour the thrill of risk withou the fear of getting caught,
Whether they sulk or scream or pout, enjoy your new found sport
Meanwhile all those who disapprove, while you are having fun,
Won't even know your game exists, so tell yourself you've won.....
©Sophie Hannah

Warning :

When I am an old woman, I shall wear purple,
with a red hat that doesn't go, and doesn't suit me,
And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves, and satin sandels,
and say we've no money for butter,
I shall sit down on the pavement when I'm tired,
and gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells,
And run my stick along the public railings,
and make up for the sobriety of my youth,
I shall go out in my slippers in the rain,
and pick the flowers in other people's gardens, and learn to spit.

You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat,
and eat three pounds of sausages at a go,
or only bread and pickle for a week,
and hoard pens and pencils and beermates and things in boxes,
But now we must have clothes that keep us dry and pay our rent,
and not swear in the street,
And set a good example for the children.
We must have friends to dinner and read the papers,
But maybe I ought to practice a little now?
So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised,
When I am suddenly old and start to wear purple.....
©Jenny Joseph


Fatigue :

I'm tired of love, I'm still more tired of rhyme,
But money gives me pleasure all the time.
©Hilaire Belloc

Money Talks :
That money talks, I won't deny,
I heard it once, it said, "Goodbye"...
©Richard Armour

Sad :