Almanac Poetry: uncle pat has got the covid

I’m not worried I’m not bothered
that uncle pat has got the covid

 

he’s already had a heart attack
diabetes a dodgy back

 

last month they said he had a stroke
but I saw him yesty down the tote

 

He said, mick I’ve tested positive
could you lend me twenty quid?

 

I’ve made myself a magic pill
got secret stuff no thing can kill

 

ground down bits of a.u. falcon
mixed with specks of eggs and bacon

 

If this thing works – my uncle said
I can pay you back before I’m dead

 

I put a fifty in his hand
a soft touch for an ideas man

 

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Comments

  1. Love it, Pards

  2. Thanks Smokie. I’m not sure he really had it. He’s alright now though.

  3. Love rhyme, fantastic read!
    Sandra

  4. Thanks Sandra. I like rhymes too. Especially half rhymes and ones in the middle. Here’s a beauty:
    You canna hand a man a grander Sandra

  5. So Uncle Pat’s got the Covid hey, Pards? No fun. Hopefully he sees it out. Sadly 8,000 Australians this year haven’t seen it out, with around 45 of us dying each day.

    In light of the huge numbers of Australians getting infected, dying I find it strange the AFL has now revoked its mandate that to train and play you need to have had at least two doses of the vaccine. Yep, the AFL,like so much of Australia feels its moved on from the pandemic; the pandemic isn’t necessarily providing that option.

    If this is the much vaunted ‘living with Covid’ so be it . I’m off for my 4th shot this arvo, stay safe.

    Glen!

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