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Boring

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Portia knows that life is a pain

just having been out shopping again.

It is a nasty continuous round, of

doing boring things in the kitchen.


Peter comes home from his tedious job.

He cannot help thinking that Portia's a slob.

She's scruffy and tired and, all of the time,

doing boring things in the kitchen.


Portia peels spuds during GMTV

while the window cleaner sees what he can see.

He taps on the window distracting her from....

doing boring things in the kitchen.


Patrick comes in and he tickles her fancy.

She loves his cuddles and feels all romancy.

Now Portia and Patrick, engrossed in each other, are

doing boring things in the kitchen.

◄ The Waste Land - T S Eliot

In Praise Of The Glorious House Of Saud ►

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Malpoet

Tue 24th Mar 2009 12:54

Haha. Thanks Janet. Drunk is more helpful for me.

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Tue 24th Mar 2009 11:26

Hi Malpoet,
it plays at right speed on mine too.
Yep we all need a touch of spice in the drudge of our day.
The portia peels spuds line is a bit of a tongue twister for me. Certainly if i were reading it out loud, i'd have to be sober. :-)
Janet.x

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Malpoet

Sun 22nd Mar 2009 00:20

Thanks Gus, but I don't believe I have achieved those heights.

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Gus Jonsson

Sat 21st Mar 2009 23:34

Reminds me Mal of a poem I wrote called 'Doing Things' In fact your poem is so good it could be one of mine!
Loved it
PS voice over was fine
Gus

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Malpoet

Sat 21st Mar 2009 13:58

Great image, diddymen and the Bluebell girls performing together.

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shoeless

Sat 21st Mar 2009 12:34

right speed on mine too , i saw the diddymen and the bluebell girls when i was young , very young

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Malpoet

Sat 21st Mar 2009 12:29

Thanks Steve. I am a demented diddyman, but the clip plays at the right speed on my computer. Don't know what is happeining I'm afraid.

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Steve Regan

Sat 21st Mar 2009 12:19

Malcolm, that's a lovely, sly poem, but are you aware that your audio clip is running fast? Makes you sound like a demented Diddyman. That's a shame because I just know you'll read the above really well. Can you re-load your MP3 or whatever?

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