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weather girl

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See that bloody weather girl’s pregnant again!

Can’t see a ring!

Sticking out as far as Cardiff, she is!

I can’t see a bloody thing!

Shouldn’t be allowed,

weather girls up the duff.

At least with the girlie newsreaders they’re behind a desk

so you can’t see it so much.

Used to like this weather girl,

pretty, nice eyes, good legs.

Couldn’t keep them together though could she!

Huh!

But I always felt that she was smiling

and talkin’ bout the weather just for me.

“Better get your thermals out” she’d say.

“I should take a brolly out with you today”

In that mumsy, sexy kind of way.

She’d always be warning me about the sun’s rays,

“rub on that sun cream”, like she knew that I was fair.

Or worrying about the pollen count and my hay fever,

like she really cared.

But I don’t fancy her no more,

not now she’s got pregnant ANOTHER time!

She’s not looking so hot these days,

and yet . . . I’m such an old romantic -

I almost wish the kid was mine. . .

 

 

 

audio read by Will G

 

 

 

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Comments

<Deleted User> (6470)

Thu 14th Jan 2010 21:49

Ha ha! I love this poem, and was also surprised when I heard your voice!!

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Tommy Carroll

Wed 6th Jan 2010 16:40

oh yes! (I should read 'blogs' more)

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Graham Sherwood

Tue 5th Jan 2010 20:37

A veritable Ulrika of a poem Ann, absolutely on the money.

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Cynthia Buell Thomas

Tue 5th Jan 2010 19:55

Very good, Ann. Super ending. Turned the table upside down. I had no idea the 'male voice' was coming until the last four words. I have no problem with admiring other women, so your casual 'appreciations' didn't tip me off at all.

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Rachel McGladdery

Tue 5th Jan 2010 17:50

Brill, I did the same as Janet and expected to hear a female West country accent....I jumped!
Very funny poem,really well observed speech, reminds me of a few of the men in my family.
Rachel
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<Deleted User> (7123)

Tue 5th Jan 2010 17:23

Hello Ann,

Thank you for being the first to make a comment on my profile page!

I am still trying to work out how to navigate the site and am in no rush to post any poems, though of course will do so eventually!

I like 'Weather Girl' because it has some originality of theme and a good deal of wit about it. I'm sure you don't need me to tell you that the rhyme and rhythm are not top notch, but that doesn't matter as the technical deficiencies are way more than compensated for by the content. I'm not a snob about any form of poetry. It doesn't have to rhyme in perfect meter or form to be good. What matters, and this applies to ANY poetry, is whether it engages the reader and (where rhyme is used) that it isn't annoying for the reasons I stated in the 'death of rhyme' post.

What you have created is an enjoyable read, funny, believable and even a bit poignant in its underlying commententary about the human condition. The audio version adds another dimension and he does very well to get the balance right between his disdain and his yearning!! It is difficult to decide whether to love him or loathe him for his dubious notion of 'romance'!

All in all, your poem is a pleasing experience for this 'WOL' novice!

Craig

<Deleted User> (7164)

Tue 5th Jan 2010 16:45

ha ha... i listened before reading. The male voice stunned me so much the laptop nearly fell off my knee.

Great poem. Very life-like.

Janet.x

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