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Nick Balmforth


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""Pleased to meet you --
Meat to please you","
So the butcher's shop displayed.
The well-bred baker bakes his bread.
The hotel maid the bed has made.

I know not how to tie a knot.
I might, though, tell the tale
Of how a hare lost all its hair
And why cats chase their tail.

Oranges I gently peel.
The cook weighs out the flour.
The bells an hourly peal do chime.
The bees seek out a flower.

I'd never steal a piece of steel,
Be led to thieve some lead.
I'd take a break, apply the brake,
Live an honest life instead.

It's quite a feat to wash one's feet.
Who knows what's up one's nose?
A wounded heel takes long to heal.
He tows whilst on his toes.

The gartered knight rides out at night,
His horse a little hoarse.
His sight is on a distant site;
His course is rather coarse.

I'll walk along the aisle to shop,
Allowed to read aloud.
As I pass by I'll choose and buy,
Avoiding all the crowd.


© by Nick Balmforth.
Used with the author's permission.



Nick Balmforth is a retired safety inspector of children's indoor play centres. His primary published work has been in the field of safety standardization for the British and European indoor play industry and he was awarded an MBE (Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) for his contributions in 2012. Nick was also a successful voice-over artist. In addition to writing poetry, he enjoys jazz. Nick lives in Staffordshire, England, where he says, "Life right now is one long rest. that's the style that suits me best!"

    

 

 


Post New Comment:
Sharon Waller Knutson:
Brilliant brain teaser and poetics. I loved it.
Posted 12/05/2022 10:05 AM
Michael:
This is "near-genius" Nick. Great wordplays. Thank you!
Posted 12/05/2022 08:46 AM
Darrell Arnold:
Brilliantly done, Sir. I love it. I appreciate the mind-bending effort it took to compose this terrific piece.
Posted 12/05/2022 08:34 AM
ladyleo191:
Loved the smiles this morning!
Posted 12/05/2022 06:06 AM
Simontw7:
I wonder did he write that bare foot and yet could not bear the cold?
Posted 12/05/2022 05:25 AM


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