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SUCCESS STORY

"I need to improve my media presence,"

said the weasel to the shrew.

"Some selfies and a profile page,

an agent should know what to do. 

No more slinking and stinking for me,

i'll lift my image

come out of the wild.

What think you?"

 

"Just wishful thinking, weasel words,"

replied the cunning and baleful shrew,

knowing full well the seed now sown

he took the idea for one of his own.

 

"I'm happy with insects and the outdoor life,

no studio rota

or telly quota.

I'll scuttle along at the end of day,

no spotlight for me,

I can see quite well in the dark you see."

 

But like the wonderful Wizard of Oz

the weasel saw the rising sun

and his ego was not to be undone.

So off he went to stealthily present

his plans for recognition,

(though lacking somewhat in sound ideas

and wanting in cognition).

 

The wily shrew in his catchment zone

made good his plans with a mobile phone.

Interest grew that was overdue,

and soon the word was out in the wild:

Simon Cowell soon approached

a plinth was made, auditions filed. 

 

As fate decreed, after sniffing about

they set about a meeting of minds

to save competition, to enhance variety:

formed a hyperactive duo

celebrating their unique talents.

 

Like the chipmunks of an earlier time

and to knock the meerkats off their perch

they learnt to sing and everything,

even better than Ant and Dec

with more sincerity than Anton du Beke;

they learnt to do stand up

work with a band,

success came to them with an open hand. 

 

They proved themselves to the public taste

but were nevertheless anathema

to dear old David Attenborough

who was quite nonplussed

whenever the weasel and shrew appeared

to display some rudimentary knacks

of recording then covering up their tracks.

But celebrity status has a branch of its own

that defies evolution

once the seed is sown. 

 

◄ MEMORIES IN THE MIST

PLAYING THE SAXOPHONE ►

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raypool

Fri 7th Sep 2018 17:52

Hi Jennifer, i'm so glad you enjoyed this; I got a bit carried away but it was a journey into the undergrowth - who knows may emerge?

Ray

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jennifer Malden

Thu 6th Sep 2018 10:59

Loved this - really funny, but also clever - liked the descriptions - stealthy weasel - cunning and baleful shrew.Can thinks of several Italian TV 'celebs' who show off their rudimentary knacks, only those on the telly. POTW standard.

Jennifer

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raypool

Sun 2nd Sep 2018 16:01

HI Martin. Thanks for coming through on this. You are right, it was hard work, as rhyming stuff often is. I'm afraid the subject is a pet one of mine, being so long in the music business and seeing so many years devoted to skills in order just to survive, to see many bedazzled by the bleeding obvious. I won't say i'm bitter, but shall we say ultra aware.

Cheers Ray

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Martin Elder

Sun 2nd Sep 2018 15:11

An excellent poem Ray. it must have taken a bit of time to write and finish. A very clever side swipe at fame and peoples insane desire to seek it like a holy grail.
Nice one

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raypool

Fri 31st Aug 2018 21:43

Thanks David. Looking back on this it seems such a lot of effort and a damp squib. I think that is because it requires ardent reading, not just a shower of absorption. A lesson to be learned I fear. So thanks for reading, and there was an implied sideswipe at the lunacy of fame as you point out. I don't think i'll be repeating this format any time soon.



Thanks Brian, my money is on the expected formula,to win hands down.


Rachel, bless you. You stuck with it and I am very pleased!

Delighted all you likers, Des, Jon, Anya, Darren, Taylor and Avishek.

(Ray)

elPintor

Thu 30th Aug 2018 15:02

..right clever observations, Ray.

<Deleted User> (18980)

Thu 30th Aug 2018 08:55

My money's on the hare. Past performance is no guarantee of future success.

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