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Richard Hersel
BEASTLY TALES
THE RAIN GAUGE
This is the tale of young Paddy McGowan,
He worked in the hardware shop in town,
The town was in Lancashire county,
And working in hardware was a bit of a bounty.
For Paddy was a Rain Gauge geek,
He could never resist a small peak,
At water levels in anyone’s rain gauges,
And on different models, he spent all his wages.
He lived at home in a tiny garret,
For company he had a pet parrot.
The house belonged to his Mom and Dad,
He was twenty years of age, so it wasn’t so bad,
That his full board was gratis, for his small pad.
His parents would sit for a meal twice a day,
With Paddy constantly prattling away,
Always about rain gauges, that was the theme,
For ever on about them, that was his dream.
He subscribed to magazines that went into great detail.
They offered sales, both wholesale and retail,
And he often sent money orders to get the latest,
Model just off the designers shelf, yes, the greatest!
When the day proved to be heavily rainy,
That’s when Paddy became even more brainy
About the rain gauge scientific aspect,
He was ever so precise, always correct.
The very best times of them all,
Was on a weekend when weather did appal.
His parents sadly trapped by the rain, became victims
Of Paddy’s stunningly boring rain gauge dictums.
“Model TD462Z is the very latest”, he said.
“Without such a model, I wouldn’t be seen dead!”
“You both should get one too”,
“You need one each to have a clue”
“As to precise precipitation falls”,
“Not knowing such things really galls”.
His Mom and Dad hastened through their meal.
Not wishing to directly say that the subject had no appeal.
Not saying, “Son, we know you have a rain gauge craze”,
“But all this palaver leaves us in a daze”.
Paddy prattled on, he did not listen,
His parents’ eyes glazed, then did glisten.
How could anyone be so bizarrely entranced,
By such a dull subject, so very unenhanced.
One momentous day, Paddy came home for dinner,
He’d had a good day, yes, a real winner,
And he could hardly wait, his parents to tell,
About his preparations and plans to do well,
In a business enterprize at this early stage.
He had invented an entirely new rain gauge!
But when he sat down at the dining table,
He spied a note, and was barely able,
To believe the wording there on written,
He yelped aloud, as though bitten.
“Dear Son, we’re ever so sorry”,
“We don’t want to cause you worry”,
“But we’ve had to, both, run right away”,
“Your Mom and Dad just cannot stay”,
“With all your blather about rain gauges”,
“And wasting all your hard earned wages”.
Well, there it was, in black and white,
He stared at the note, feeling quite contrite.
Just when he had made a breakthrough, you see
He’d now have to set to, and cook his own tea.
“Oh, what a big bother”, his self esteem squashing,
“And now, I suppose I’ll have to do my own washing!”
Nice poem with such wonderful lyrics“Dear Son, we’re ever so sorry”,
“We don’t want to cause you worry”,
“But we’ve had to, both, run right away”,
“Your Mom and Dad just cannot stay”,
“With all your blather about rain gauges”,
“And wasting all your hard earned wages”.
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Big brother cooking Tea indeed, funny and interesting post.
Always inspiring & insightful post...
Your posts always make us feel fresh, dear @beastlybanter...❤
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Not bad, there is a mood. There is a bit of slyness and sadness. In general, I liked it.
This one is brilliant! His own parents couldn't stand him anymore. So funny!
Poor Paddy! Therefore in my country, when eating do not talk. :-D
It was a funny poem. I'm not sure what was the message (If someone could tell me it would be fine hahaha) , but the parents leaving him for his rain gauge craze made me laugh.
Good write, what a great number of votes,
Interesting poem, you wrote it ? Well its nice and thanks for it.
Congratulations @beastlybanter!
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