Wednesday, 9 December 2020

DUSTY OLD HAT. (REVISED AND REVISTED)

 

DUSTY OLD HAT

This is what it is like

The violin dusty and rusty

Is it time to play a new song?

Not the ones from long ago

The up to date

Are you ready and willing to take that chance?

And not take that long, long glance

You sit here before me

You sat here before me

We did nothing about it

Just meandered

With our silent thoughts and feelings

No screeching

No harmonious playing a wondrous song

But what now do you expect from me?

I cannot do the same ole thing

It has gone, done and dusted

But here we sit and look

Both violin and hat so decrepit

Do we dust the off

Clean them both off

Strike up the new chords

Melodious

Oh how I need the euphonious

Can you, could you mellow?

Like I have done so

Aged though we are

My dusty hat and violin

Are so tuneful

It’s an immeasurable love

Immersable love

A drowning love

There is no going backwards

This love will always go forwards

Can you be ready to dust off that hat?

Can you be ready to tweak your violin?

Both of mine are ready and willing

Are you all right with doing this

Cos I’m ready

Ready to swing

Ready to sing

Cos it’ll do for me 

Are you ready to leave that town?

That ole swinging town

Where swingers are no longer swinging

The base so, so low

The piano has lost its tune

Cos it no longer suits my mode

The singer lost his voice

You and I have a choice

This fool is in love once again

A fool in love with you

Oh why can you not see it!

Oh boy dust off those blues

And come and join this happy band

Everything is here

For your lady love

© Teresa Helen Joseph-Nelson

United Kingdom

Reviewed and updated

6th December 2020

All Rights Reserved




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