SHALL I COMPARE THEE TO A SUMMER HOUSE?

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(It's laddo's birthday today (deathday, for that matter).  I thought I'd give one of his more tiresome dirges a chuck-on with this facelift from my shed stable)

 

Shall I compare thee to a summerhouse?

Thou art more sturdy and more waterproof;

A summerhouse is for a great girl’s blouse;

Conservatories?  Thou thinkest me a poof!

Sometime too hot doth blaze Apollo’s eye

But when ‘tis cold, ‘tis bloody cold, by Jove!

Ye shed-man, though, will ne’er stick fast, for by

Paraffin heater or pot-belly stove

He spurneth risk of carbon monoxide;

And eke he may his wife-man’s nagging halt

Concealing himself covertly inside

His faith placed on ye door’s interior bolt;

Forsooth he may splash out on as he’s read

His dirty books inside yon garden shed.

🌷(3)

◄ THE BATTLE OF MEDWAY

"YOU LITTLE TOE RAG!" ►

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John Coopey

Thu 23rd Apr 2020 22:20

Spic and Span, eh Ray? you need to be a certain age to understand that niche reference.
And thanks for the Like, Hannah and Po.

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raypool

Thu 23rd Apr 2020 21:20

Genuinely funny with a great climax (one doth assume). My own man cave is spic and span - and the shed.

Ray

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John Coopey

Thu 23rd Apr 2020 15:11

Thanks, Cynthia. You commented even before the creosote had dried on this.

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Cynthia Buell Thomas

Thu 23rd Apr 2020 15:07

I'm going to be chuckling for hours!

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