John Carter Brown Poems

Thursday - or Thor's day, if we
Have to be correct about it, is an
Unusual name for just a
Regular day of the week; the
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Friday always makes me smile, I
Really love this time of the week, and
If asked to choose which, of all
Days, is my favourite, my
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One, the first
Number of them all.
Everyone knows this.
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'Go and run a duck' was a phrase we kids
Regularly heard from our mum,
Each and
Every time that
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I once knew a fellow in the music trade
He was known for the very little
Banjo he played;
His playing was erratic
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I can tell that a SMELL is a far greater thing
Than an ugly old dog, or a bird on the wing;
Or a chocolate frog, or a phone on the ring,
Yes a smell is a far greater thing.
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He loves to lie in, in the morning i'm told,
Well it's true that he ain't no spring chicken;
Just to open his eyes is an effort of will,
Seems his back, to the bed, won't stop stickin'.
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I once knew a man in the Conservation trade
Known for the lecturing
Sermons that he made;
He thought he was clever
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Purple is the colour that
Used to be
Reserved for royalty only.
Perhaps it used to
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Wednesday, middle of the week;
Everyone know it is Woden's
Day - do they not?
No indeed, there are very many who do not;
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