3131 - The fish in Spain

Another night out with Nancy and friends
Dermot joined us later on, but it was
Fun mixing English with Spanish til then
Now I've had enough beer to last, the buzz
Has been enough to see me through, because
I'm ready for bed, but I admit hunger
Is there quite strongly, so I might just graze
On what is in the fridge or upon the
Shelf, even if it's in tins. Sardines stare
At me from there, daring me to intend
To open them and guzzle. Puzzle is
Whether it's too late, is this thinking fair?
No, I don't think so, it's so long since when
I ate properly, this lunchtime, and time flies...

Sat 14 March

3130 - One night

That was a fun night out with Helen, yes
But I'm still a single guy, don't think I
Am ready to settle down, not for years
If ever, so I'll continue to try
Ploughing my own furrow and say goodbye
As well as hello, though I still want fun
That's the main thing I want, don't want to cry
Or care too much, as I'm a sucker, one
Who can be led too far down the garden
Path, where thistles lie. Until then I guess
I'd rather run and hide and say I spy
It's all a laugh, not serious, no web spun
Will capture me, and so I must confess
I like the current situation, yes I'm sly

Fri 13 March

3129 - Peter Powell ate my hamster

Quick sonnet before Top of the Pops starts
Top of the Pops 1980, that is
This is the time the programme used to start
7.30 Thursday evening, it is
It used to help Thursdays go with a fizz
Though Tomorrow's World just before was dull
I kind of sat through it with half-closed eyes
Waiting to see which bands were on, a thrill
Even if only one act was the deal
Memories that stayed for ever, don't depart
Because there was so little then for us
Kids with not a great deal, with boring meals
Well now it's half way through, I've seen The Beat
The Buggles, The Tourists, it's not finished...

3128 - Wrestling with women

I'm tired, even though I slept til near nine
Stayed up quite late, two nights out in a row
And I can't even be bothered to iron
Would rather read more of that book, to go
Closer to the end of the huge thing, know
That I can then take books on the train once
Again, books that don't weigh a ton, don't grow
Too big and heavy, like two wrestlers' sons
Do women wrestle? Yes of course they can
Sit on each other, but I wonder when
They wrestle, do they violently throw
Each other around, is their style like men's?
And women's rugby's a favourite of mine
Think I'd like to watch it. Watch your ears, though!

3127 - Quizzical versus physical

Well that's a hundred per cent record, man
We won the Railway pub quiz again with
Me there, three out of three, must have a brain
Our prize is a beer token each, that's worth
Approximately three quid, lol, herewith
I stake my claim to be a brainbox, but
Three quid is the reward for that, henceforth
I might be thicker and earn more! Rebut
These theories that academic input
Is always the best. The consensus ran
Around the table that the kin and kith
Of 'thick' people can be just as with it
As richer better-educated men
And women, for whatever that is worth

3126 - Al jazz era

It's been a fun night out in Manchester
With Pearl, we went to Matt and Phred's jazz club
For the jazz jam, inevitably the
Standard was really high, quite a hubbub
For a Monday night. There was a whole tub
Of jazz, a good sax player and many
Pianists, who are they all, they're from up
Here in the north, I assume, they could be
However from down south, or Italy
Quite a few tourists in the place for sure
Good chat with Pearl, met Richard C, a pub
Quiz with him tomorrow, Alexia she
Should be there too, will be good to see her
And hopefully resume winning the cup!

Mon 9 March

3125 - It's gnat funny

Enjoying a quiet Sunday evening in
In the evening, evening in, evening all
Bend your knees laddies, ladies welcoming
You up their ladders to the window sill
Aladdin's flying all around the world
On a magic carpet ride starting at
The Carpathians, going to Istanbul
Straining all corpuscles like a pet cat
Training from St Pancras with Stan and Pat
Pancake Day's fading, Lent is just lending
Like spending time saving your dollar bill
Will Dalai Lama harm a fly or gnat?
Employing a quite funny scheme rhyming
Sorry, rhyming scheme, this sonnet's full