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Serious Concerns
by Wendy Cope
Wendy Cope is absolutely a 5-star amazing poetess. The collection just falls short of the same because many of the poems didn't absolutely blow my mind away like some other poetry I have read. But throughout my reading, I was smiling and laughing and that happiness is unrateable anyways.
I stumbled upon her poetry on Reddit randomly one morning and decided to read the book immediately, sacrificing the morning hours of my work day, and it was well worth it. It was even more of a fun reading experience because I simultaneously texted my favourite lines and pieces with friends and we all enjoyed them together. I look forward to reading more from her. She has impeccable humour and delivery like Shel Silverstein but writes about things that only adults can relate to, with a levity that allows us to recognize our own folly and laugh at it as well.
These were some of my favourite lines:
- I long to see you,
hear your voice,
My narcissistic object-choice.
- Loss
The day he moved out was terrible
That evening she went through hell.
His absence wasn't a problem
But the corkscrew had gone as well.
- Write to amuse?
What an appalling suggestion!
I write to make people anxious and miserable
and to worsen their indigestion.
- A Christmas Poem
At Christmas little children sing
and merry bells jingle,
The cold winter air makes our hands
and faces tingle
And happy families go to church
and cheerily they mingle
And the whole business is unbelievably dreadful,
if you're single.
- Oh, see if you can catch the eye of the waiter
And order me a double vodka and lime.
We all have to be sensible sooner or later
But I refuse to be sensible all the time.
- Magnetic
i spell it out on this fridge door
you are so wonderful
i even like th way you snor
- On Waterloo Bridge, where we said our goodbyes,
The weather conditions bring tears to my eyes.
I wipe them away with a black woolly glove
And try not to notice I've fallen in love.
I stumbled upon her poetry on Reddit randomly one morning and decided to read the book immediately, sacrificing the morning hours of my work day, and it was well worth it. It was even more of a fun reading experience because I simultaneously texted my favourite lines and pieces with friends and we all enjoyed them together. I look forward to reading more from her. She has impeccable humour and delivery like Shel Silverstein but writes about things that only adults can relate to, with a levity that allows us to recognize our own folly and laugh at it as well.
These were some of my favourite lines:
- I long to see you,
hear your voice,
My narcissistic object-choice.
- Loss
The day he moved out was terrible
That evening she went through hell.
His absence wasn't a problem
But the corkscrew had gone as well.
- Write to amuse?
What an appalling suggestion!
I write to make people anxious and miserable
and to worsen their indigestion.
- A Christmas Poem
At Christmas little children sing
and merry bells jingle,
The cold winter air makes our hands
and faces tingle
And happy families go to church
and cheerily they mingle
And the whole business is unbelievably dreadful,
if you're single.
- Oh, see if you can catch the eye of the waiter
And order me a double vodka and lime.
We all have to be sensible sooner or later
But I refuse to be sensible all the time.
- Magnetic
i spell it out on this fridge door
you are so wonderful
i even like th way you snor
- On Waterloo Bridge, where we said our goodbyes,
The weather conditions bring tears to my eyes.
I wipe them away with a black woolly glove
And try not to notice I've fallen in love.