Not a lot of people know this....

Not a lot of people know this....

Postby Josieclick » Sat May 20, 2006 11:38 am

Roger McGough is a former pop singer from Liverpool. He topped the charts, wrote song scripts and film scripts for the Beatles.
He spent his early adult life as teacher and lecturer. Since then, he has been a fulltime writer. He likes to read and perform his poems publicly. They are written with performance in mind.
Roger McGough’s poetry is lively, funny and popular.
Watch Out! The mischievous title of this poem may catch you out. The poet has no wish to die at all. Rather he wishes to live a scandalous old age.
The idea behind this poem is to enjoy life, especially in old age.

Let me die a youngman's death
not a clean and inbetween
the sheets holywater death
not a famous-last-words
peaceful out of breath death
When I'm 73
and in constant good tumour
may I be mown down at dawn
by a bright red sports car
on my way home
from an allnight party

Or when I'm 91
with silver hair
and sitting in a barber's chair
may rival gangsters
with hamfisted tommyguns burst in
and give me a short back and insides

Or when I'm 104
and banned from the Cavern
may my mistress
catching me in bed with her daughter
and fearing for her son
cut me up into little pieces
and throw away every piece but one

Let me die a youngman's death
not a free from sin tiptoe in
candle wax and waning death
not a curtains drawn by angels borne
'what a nice way to go' death :banana: :banana:
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Postby vannin » Sat May 20, 2006 11:59 am

Yes, with John Gorman and Mike ("Do you know who I am?")McGear, he formed Scaffold who sang 'Lily The Pink' and 'Thank U Very Much'.
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Postby Monsy » Sat May 20, 2006 12:01 pm

I like that poem.

Who is that in your avatar Josie?
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