My Favourite Things

Cherry

By Silver Spun Sand

Mon, 16 Mar 2015
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Day-beds, and sleigh-beds, and forks fit for toasting,
pans so your chestnuts could get a good roasting,
tables that doubled as sewing machines
once I considered – collectable things.
 
Of a Sunday –
rubbed the silver –
made it gleam and shine…
in a couple of days needed cleaning again,
all such a waste of time.
 
Hall clocks, and wall clocks, and Westminster chimers,
ran kind of slow, but not bad for old-timers,
piles of old postcards all trussed up with string,
seems I gave house room to any old thing.
 
Of a Friday –
scoured the junk-shops –
Camden Lock – my patch, 
bent on collecting collectable things
buying a load of tat.
 
Armchairs that pleaded the need for some stuffing,
leather settees in a dire need of dubbing,
bedsteads with knobs on, and rusty old springs
must have been mental to harbor such things.
 
Every weekend –
Antiques Road-show –
punters by the score…
clamored to cash-in the family silver
so prices went through…
the floor.
 
Warming-pans, whatnots, luminiferous lustres,
fed-up of flicking with old feather-dusters,  
stick them on E-bay and spend what they bring
but not on collecting collectable things.
 
Every Sunday –
do a boot-fair –
be it rain or shine…
when my load of rubbish 
is some moron’s treasure,
the pleasure is more
than mine!
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Comments

Submitted by Ray Schaufeld on

Good fun and I like how it fits the original tune. Things, stuff, clutter, our lives are full of it. Hope you do well at the boot fair, Tina.

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Cheers, elsie, I hope I do.  'Things, stuff, clutter'.  How right you are.

Tinasmiley

 

Submitted by Philip Sidney on

I couldn't help singing it!

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Would have loved to hear yousmiley

Tina

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

True to form, Tina. You are a star.

Luigi xxx

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Thanks, Luigi, and I bet you could outshine me any daysmiley or night, should that be?frown

Tina xxx

 

Submitted by VeraClark on

My rasping voice croaking out! Very inspired.

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

I am sure you don't do yourself justice, Vera...anyway, that kinda thing's kinda all the rage these dayssmiley

Tina

 

Submitted by Bee on

Brilliant fun!

Bee

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Pleased you thought so, Beesmiley  

Tina

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

I loved this Tina,

you're interpretation of that song was so original and put a smile on my face too.  smiley

I could just picture a house full to brimming with all those collectable items.

Wonderful.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

It certainly was brimming, and still is, unfortunately.  As quickly as I get rid of something, I see another something that catches my eye.  Seriously though, I have tried to cut down on the amount of clutter, but I am just one of those people, I guesssmiley

Pleased you enjoyed because I enjoyed writing it so very much.

Tina

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Don't worry Tina,  I'm exactly the same, but I do find it hard to let go, especially if they hold sentimental value...I'm embarrassed to say my attic is full of boxes of stuff that never sees the light of day.  blush  Will never part with any of it.

Jenny.  smiley

 

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Glad I'm not the only one, Jenny.  Kindred spirits...that's ussmiley