Clerihews - Just For Laughs

With thanks to Edmund Clerihew Bentley for this form of light-hearted poetry. I hope my efforts here raise a smile. They may not stick exactly to his rules, but who cares? I had fun writing them and I’m happy to share them.

 

Remember Chuck Berry,

Sing and be merry,

Salute him as you know you should

By dancing all night to Johnny B Good.

 

Wordsmith James Joyce

An ‘A’ Level choice,

Dubliners short stories a welcome break

From my un-understanding of Ulysees or Finnegan’s Wake.

 

     Who’s got it in for Ken Barlow?

Do the writers even know?

I’ve followed Corrie for years on end

But this nonsense drives me round the bend.

 

Head girl, Theresa May

Always has a lot to say

And wears heavy jewellery round her neck

Like she’s weighed down by Tory policy, oh ‘eck.

 

Oh the talented Georgie Best,

He was oodles better than all the rest.

What a magician commanding the ball.

In a short career, he had it all.

 

Centre Court with Andy Murray

Confident stride well-timed, no hurry

On top of his game, his well-earned place

First serve in, a perfect ace.

 

Give me the work of Dr John Cooper Clarke,

The Bard of Salford from Higher Broughton Park.

He’s witty and clever and I just love all that

When I’m laughing out loud at the poem called ‘Twat’.

 

That darling, Robert Peston,

Has he got a vest on?

If I were single, there is no doubt

I’d make it my business to find out.

 

Thanks for reading. Keep smiling, Pam x