Advent

Now here’s a thought for Advent,

Before your money is all spent.

Think of Jesus’ coming

While you’re carol humming!

Now, what is your intent?

An Iconic Show

I’ve been to an iconic show, slapstick at it’s best

A performance of the Café Ruse as I’m sure you guessed!

(Us critics use “iconic” to show we have some style,

Though, if asked to spell it, we’d probably run a mile!)

There is a cast of thousands, or so it seems to me.

Though with four actors playing them, can that really be?

The plot is fast and furious the murders quite grotesque

And all played in a spirit that is almost “Pythonesque”.

All the costume changes take place upon the stage

Seeing actors “undies” will now be all the rage!

It played once at the Stables and the audience went wild.

Though Sarah Watts and others could just say, “Bless the child”.

They toured with it to Edinburgh, where laughter reigned supreme

And by the end they were so tired that they were in a dream!

They spent five days in Poland with two shows every day

The Poles have never laughed so much at any other play!

Perhaps it was the poetry of perfect English prose

Or the majestic beauty of each perfect English rose.

Could it be that slapstick is the language of us all?

If so then Café Ruse could be the perfect curtain call.

In any case, with Martha, Ellie, Nat and Zac

It’s certain every audience would love to have them back.

This critic certainly got an eyeful of pleasure to the end.

And a gut-busting burst of laughter. Well done my little friend!

Dumbfounded

It isn’t very often that I’m lost for a word

But injuries at choir practice are really quite absurd!

I was ready to start singing when I heard a sudden roar

And turned to find my Susie, lying on the floor.

It was very evident she was anything but fine,

Some said she must have taken too much communion wine!

That comment was unworthy! My wife can hold her booze.

She’ll win a drinking contest with anyone you choose!

Someone called an ambulance while she received first aid

“Please don’t touch my shoulder”, was the first thing that she said.

The paramedic came and said we should go to A & E

And she should have an X-ray to see what they could see!

He took her off to hospital and I followed them with haste

Though he drove with all the speed of a tortoise being chased!

We sat around for ages and she went for the X-ray

And that was quite surprising – ‘twas before the break of day!

The doctor shook his head and said devotion to our God

Was certainly quite admirable but prostration very odd.

Especially to do it diving from a height

Landing on your shoulder is never very bright!

He said it was her humerus had fractured in the fall

Sue didn’t think it funny, as far as I recall!

They gave her some co-codamol and sent her home with me

And we were very lucky we got home by half past three!

I think we may not sleep a lot in the next few weeks

For the pain just flows along with fewer troughs than peaks!

The skills of the first aiders and those in the NHS

Fill us with admiration and gratitude, no less!   

Thank You God for all the things You have put in place

To catch us when we stumble and keep us in Your Grace.