2347 - Let the waves pound

Deflated feeling, but I will revive
In fact last night had its positive bits
But disappointment's like a twisted knife
Made worse by others receiving plaudits
From the same folk who to me took the piss
But when you notice a room of people
Most smiling, many giggles, one git
Is all it takes to spoil it - one, that's all
Was it even worth one small beer bottle?
Back to tonight, and after work, was brave
And had a new tattoo - memories of what's
On the Copenhagen shore - rocky girl
With a fishtail, she's here for my whole life
See how I've had to put up with some pricks!

2346 - Laugh, you bastard!

Not a great night for me, good for Janet
We went to the Ape and Apple fun show
And both did a set of comedy but
Mine was spoiled by a loud man from Glasgow
Oh well, maybe my character was no
Good, too fake, my northern accent not real
Enough to convince. Had some good jokes though
And raised some sniggers. Maybe my appeal
Was dulled by all my jokes about a small
You know what, which I haven't got. And it
Was like a rerun of those years ago
At the Frog and Bucket, my set was full
Of dirty toilet jokes, gradually drowned out
By conversation. Learning curve, you know

2345 - Slippin' and slidin' in Salford

Snow leaked through my brown shoes, made my socks wet
(I need new shoes, and socks, for they have holes)
On the way in to work, gingerly stepped
On slush and ice, there were no thick snowpiles
Luckily the walk is barely a mile
Just time to listen to a few old songs
A way to make that same old walk in style
As music complements the surroundings
Augmented by vehicle roars and rumblings
Around the corners they accelerate
Others expending health on daily toils
Like me, that's the way to be, the mind clings
To activity, loosens to stalemate
Work's a great benefit, it keeps us whole

2344 - Upstairs at Sainsburys

A hailstorm on the way home as I neared
Sainsburys, so I sheltered near its door
When along came Janet, all unafraid
Of hail or rain, no matter how it poured
Her glasses needed wiping once indoors
We went to the upstairs cafe and drank
A cappuccino each, and wondered where
To go next week. This week, don't need to think
Because Wednesday night we'll set 'em laughing
At the Ape and Apple - we won't be scared
There's no stage, you just stand there on the floor
And ten minutes go by in just a blink
But that's Wednesday, when the snow should have cleared
I like snow, and I look forward to more

2343 - Come chill with me

It's rather chilly, yes, it's fuckin' cold
The heating's on, though, to dry the washing
Relaxing day in the flat, in the fold
Apart from brief supermarket shopping
Just watched the fourth episode of Blandings
Realised it's Paloma Faith as the girl
Now Come Dine With Me's on, showing cooking
By people who can't cook, hardly at all
Then maybe guitar, but a rehearsal
Of Wednesday night's comedy is what's called
For above all, but will finish reading
My 'annoying the French' book, possible
If I finish this sonnet, get embroiled
In the last fifty pages of sniping

2342 - Moor moor moor

On a freezing but sunny February day
Too cold and windy for walking about
What better than hiring a car to stay
Warm and see the Pennine moors somewhere out
There through the moving windscreen as gusts shoot
Towards us but bounce off the glass and flags
Flutter perpendicularly and point
To Yorkshire, over those pale yellow crags
We'd found the road to Holmfirth with no snags
Via Oldham this time, an interesting new way
Instead of through Greenfield and Saddleworth
Just a straightish moortop road that just hugs
The hill's edge, passing cyclists who obey
The call of the wild wind with strength of youth

2341 - Come Whine With Me

Feeling a bit tired, woke up earlier
After a drink last night, which was naughty
Justified by payday, and staying in the
Black despite Christmas expense, January
Birthdays of everyone in my family
Then today, a hard morning, a deadline
That just had to be met, stress aplenty
And now, having done exercise, decline
In energy levels, watching Come Dine
With Me, from up in auld Edinburgh
Why some o' them are so snobbish beats me
It loses votes when people pose and whine
Fake smiles, competitiveness and hauteur
Doesn't go down well down in old GB