PAM AYRES - POEM ON THE CORONAVIRUS
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PAM AYRES - POEM ON THE CORONAVIRUS
I’m normally a social girl
I love to meet my mates
But lately with the virus here we can’t go out the gates.
You see, we are the ‘oldies’ now
We need to stay inside
If they haven’t seen us for a while
They’ll think we’ve upped and died.
They’ll never know the things we did
Before we got this old
There wasn’t any FaceBook
So not everything was told.
We may seem sweet old ladies
Who would never be uncouth,
But we grew up in the 60s –
If you only knew the truth!
There was sex and drugs and rock ‘n roll
The pill and miniskirts
We smoked, we drank, we partied
And were quite outrageous flirts.
Then we settled down, got married
And turned into someone’s mum,
Somebody’s wife, then nana,
Who on earth did we become?
We didn’t mind the change of pace
Because our lives were full
But to bury us before we’re dead
Is like red rag to a bull!
So here you find me stuck inside
For 4 weeks, maybe more
I finally found myself again
Then I had to close the door!
It didn’t really bother me
I’d while away the hour
I’d bake for all the family
But I’ve got no flaming flour!
Now Netflix is just wonderful
I like a gutsy thriller
I’m swooning over Idris
Or some random sexy killer.
At least I’ve got a stash of booze
For when I’m being idle
There’s wine and whisky, even gin
If I’m feeling suicidal!
So, let’s all drink to lockdown
To recovery and health
And hope this awful virus
Doesn’t decimate our wealth.
We’ll all get through the crisis
And be back to join our mates
Just hoping I’m not far too wide
To fit through the flaming gates!
George
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Just what I needed.. a good larf
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What a hit that woman is/was!
Got one of her books somewhere "All Pam's Poems" I think it's called.
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I've liked Pam from her very early days, she always finds a way to make any situation funny. Her radio show 'Ayres on the Air' was always fun to listen to and is regularly repeated on R4Extra via the interwebs.
Larry
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I remember her on Opportunity Knocks with Hughie Green compering. Don't remember if she actually won though (brain fade). Shows like that would never get aired these days. Oh innocent times. That show spawned many wonderful acts, most notably Les Dawson. Marvellous.
Alex
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Brilliant this woman can make quite mundane everyday situations hilarious as in this clip from one of her shows. However I don’t expect that the following applies to any of us here. EricT
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4oydSZTAns
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4oydSZTAns
Now at the age where I know I like girls but can't remember why!
Re: PAM AYRES - POEM ON THE CORONAVIRUS
Many thanks George, cheered up a miserable damp Saturday
Graham
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