Make God Laugh! Poem by Denis Martindale

Oh, how I long to make God laugh,
I think up things each day,
Pretend to swim inside my bath,
Or teach my dog to pray...
Or go out shopping but go home,
No money spent at all,
Lie in the garden like a gnome,
Then stand up straight real tall...
Pretend that I'm one of the Scots,
My accent can surprise,
I like my shirts with polka dots
To match fruit salad ties...

I wear my suits from years ago,
When I was much more thin,
I watch the short flairs flap and flow
And show my ankle skin...
I'll read the first half of a book,
But never read the rest,
I only want to have a look,
The last part's mostly guessed...
I teach my budgie to say words
In French and German, too,
These languages are for the birds,
I'm English threw and threw...

I pass exams I'll never need,
Play bagpipes in the dark,
I'll walk my budgie on a lead
Each morning in the Park...
Each day I write a melody
And gamely try to sing,
I even vote for my M.P.,
Though that won't change a thing...
Yes, I'm a silly so and so
For doing things I tried,
Yet if God laughs, He'll let me know,
While chuckling still inside!


Denis Martindale, copyright May 2014.