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You Could Own An Upright Piano

by Ian Whiteley

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You Could Own An Upright Piano

 

You could own an upright piano

The newspaper advert said

And although I can’t play one

The words got messing with my head

 

We had one when I was a young boy

It stood in the front room, unused

Because no one in our house could play it

So it left all our visitors bemused

 

Well – actually – I could play ‘Chopsticks’

And my gran...

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Wednesday 1st July 2020 2:38 pm

advert   childhood memories   day92   lack of ability   piano   purchase   tempting   urge

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