This no-smoking bill
will bring about the death
of the public house!
All the potmen will
be fired and gasp for breath.
Use a bit of nous!
This will fill the gangways
with the unemployed
spitting, cursing, grunting!
Thousands of young ashtrays
will have to be destroyed!
Hang on. Or is that hunting?
Comments
Nathan Bednarek | January 28, 2009 - 21:28
Hmmm, I'm not sure if I agree, but I appreciate what you did here- a nicely crafted poem. Well done.
Nathan.
tamara (not verified) | January 28, 2009 - 21:34
I have been chewing nicorette gum for two weeks,been taking paracetamol for lock-jaw,I re-started again this morning!
This is smoking though!!!
jennifer | January 28, 2009 - 21:36
Hehe, work is the curse of the drinking classes, this brings Wilde to mind!
Ironic, and humour-filled!
Tally-ho!
J x
Macjoyce | January 28, 2009 - 22:01
Drink is the work of the cursing classes!
Thanks for commenting, guys and gals. What don't you agree with, Nathan?
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Nathan Bednarek | January 28, 2009 - 22:05
The title ;-p
Macjoyce | January 28, 2009 - 22:20
No, it's true. Fifty-nine thousand per cent of the public DO say keep smoking. The Countryside Alliance said so.
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FTSE100 | January 28, 2009 - 22:41
The Countryside Alliance Bank has a lot to answer for. Didn't I see something on the telly where they sold atomic bonds to Iraq, or was it crunchy credit bars to tramps or something? Whatever it was, it was bad. Personally, I blame all those job losses on unemployment, but that's just my view. In times like these, where would we be without our fags?
Stefano | January 28, 2009 - 22:52
Footsie, you should be ashamed of yourself. Remember what Arlo Guthrie said? If you wanna end wars and stuff, you gotta sing loud. Serious problems need serious people with serious poetry. Your comments are kinda funny I suppose, but, well, okay quite a lot funny, but, oh, okay, just carry on as you were. Nobody ever listens to me anyway.
Good poem MacJ. Fifty nine thousand percent of readers think so.
Macjoyce | January 28, 2009 - 22:58
Atomic bonds, yes, I remember. Erm...
Yes. Thanks for reading.
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andrea | January 29, 2009 - 20:35
Pain in the arse (the bill, not your pome, which I enjoyed). Gave up the dreaded weed 2 years ago, and my health has seriously gone down the tubes ever since. There's justice for you! It's all a conspiracy I tell ya!
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