An Ode To The Commode

By Makis
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For the IP challenge I acquired a commode,
but aware of its purpose, was careful not to goad
the unwary or those of more delicate mode
It stood by the wall under heavy disguise
a handsome gent with golden veneer and ornate design
with serpentine form and clandestine intent
'Good heavens,' they said, 'what on earth is that,
that dandy of a chest with the elaborate face,
brazen and shapely and completely out of place?'
'It's a commode,' I chuckled, 'and it fulfils its brief
by providing drawers and shelves and blessed relief
to those in fear of dampness and grief '
I flung back the doors with theatrical relish
in order to cherish their awe and wonder
as they rested their gaze on its elaborate guzunder
Laughter broke out as they stared at the pot
'That's not what it seems,' they chortled with pride
'It can't be a guzunder when it guzinside'
From that moment on we cast asunder
all wrong belief that the name guzunder
could ever be applied to a pot that guzinside
The handsome commode of serpentine form
now contains an added rider, that all pennies spent
are discretely dispensed and received by the guzinsider
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Never heard the term
Never heard the term 'guzunder' before! but can remember as a child we were glad of pots (goes under) to put under the bed at my grandmother's house where the bathroom was in the shelter by the back door, and the distance to the back door from our bedroom was very great.
In recent years have valued much more basic commodes than that you describe to help the elderly! Rhiannon
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Commode à la Mode
My Dad's favourite joke...
Question: What's the difference between a rich Scotsman, a poor Scotsman and a dead Scotsman?
Answer: A rich Scotsman has a canope over his bed, a poor Scotsman has a can o' pee under his bed and a dead Scotsman canna pee at all.
Your cherry award is well deserved. Investing hard earned cash in a grand piece of antique furniture for the sake of the weekly IP goes beyond the call of duty. Well done!
Turlough
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