I’ve been astonished by the concern for the health of us oldies shown by the young. Those of us over 65. Because our lives were full.“But to bury us before we’re dead.
Again, all our fault.There are hints certain groups will not be allowed to leave their houses until a vaccine is found Then along came the virus, and lockdown. The Leavers were seen as old and past it; the Remainers, mostly young, foresaw a doomed and narrow future outside Europe. When I went to visit my mum last night she showed me a poem she discovered in a book of Pam Ayres poetry.
Hard luck squire! Pam Ayres. Will we sit gummily by the window watching youngsters cavort gaily round the park, winking as they wave at mum and dad, thinking: “That’ll teach the old codgers to vote Brexit.” I jest, but not entirely.
Is like a red rag to a bull!” Wij willen hier een beschrijving geven, maar de site die u nu bekijkt staat dit niet toe. Oct 7, 2019 - Explore Brian Prince's board "Poems Pam Ayres", followed by 735 people on Pinterest. No generation deliberately sets out to spoil the future of its own children. Yes I'll Marry You My Dear by Pam Ayres ~ a favourite fun loving poem that explains it all.A few years ago I was fortunate to meet Pam Ayres.Someone who inspired me to write also.Here's one of her most famous verses 'I wished I'd looked after my teeth' - very apt!I love Pam Ayers, but this one I am sure was written about the love of my life, so I read it at our 25th wedding anniversary party as part of my speech. Twenty four of her best-loved funny verses are featured in The Pam Ayres greeting card collection.Writer and poet Pam Ayres is one of the country’s most popular entertainers. newspaper archive.BC – Before Coronavirus – a flourishing dislike of baby boomers by our millennial offspring was getting quite nasty.
Well I'm just going to slump, With my dowager's hump And watch myself turn into lard. Pam Ayres has written a rousing poem about oldies in lockdown which includes the lines:“We didn’t mind the change of pace. Pam Ayres. See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, Being a certain age doesn’t automatically make you vulnerable or unfit.And as anyone who watches the news knows, coronavirus tragically kills young people too.So I’d like a bit of equality, please.
!Writer and poet Pam Ayres is one of the country’s most popular entertainers. See more ideas about Poems, Funny poems, Verses. I'm not going to keep exercising, I'm not going to take HRT, If a toy boy enquires I'll say, "Hah! Our prosperity was down to happenstance – phenomenal economic good luck.Families torn apart. Twenty four of her best-loved funny verses are featured in The Pam Ayres greeting card collection. Poet Pam taking no prisoners, says JUDY FINNIGAN IN THESE uncertain days of lockdown, I sense a strange inversion of intergenerational strife. When lockdown eases, there are hints that certain people won’t be allowed to join the merry throng leaving their domestic prisons to shop and visit restaurants.That’s us, folks. They really, really don’t want us to leave the house: they’re terrified of coming anywhere near us, sure that if they do they’ll kill us.I’m touched, but rather fed up of it by now. They blamed us for having enjoyed the good life at their expense, cheap housing, free university education, plentiful jobs.It was our fault that house prices had inflated so astronomically, depriving a younger generation who thought they’d never afford a home of their own.Job retention scheme: How long can you claim 80% of your salary for?Coronavirus tax bill: Are returning expats facing huge tax bills?They had a point, although of course it wasn’t our fault.
6 years later, and I'm still not sure he's forgiven me! Wij willen hier een beschrijving geven, maar de site die u nu bekijkt staat dit niet toe. You know this world is complicated, imperfect and oppressed And it's not hard to feel timid, apprehensive and depressed. Are we to be locked inside our houses until there’s a vaccine?
It seems that all around us tides of questions ebb and flow And people want solutions but they don’t know where to go. Will I have to be sexy at sixty? Will I have to keep trying so hard? order back issues and use the historic Daily Express