Monday, 31 January 2011

At It Again!

At what? A bit of a leg pull. I have never learned to train my mind to be serious, so when I saw the illustration for Monday's Child, what sprang to the fore was not a twee, kiddywinks ditty along the lines of Peter Pan and Wendy, but a somewhat cynical observation on an aspect of our present culture. Who has not seen in the media examples of unusual age discrepancies amongst some newly weds?
Don't get me wrong.  I approve of love, providing it's genuine, no matter where it occurs.  But in some of the news items engendered by the subject, one cannot help but doubt the motives of the participants in these unbalanced unions. So this rather explains my non-child-friendly poem for today...(Apologies to BKM!)
Wedding bells and lover's knot?
Kids do grow up fast!
Look at the Toy Boy she has got -
I can't but look aghast!

The Love Bug's biting younger
participants each day  -
it must be raging hunger,
makes it carry on this way...
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20 comments:

  1. Shadow31 January 2011 at 10:48

    'love' today doesn't make sense to me these days anymore either...

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  2. steven31 January 2011 at 11:31

    i love the wistful look on the little man's face as he looks back at his sorry followers . . . . steven

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  3. Anvilcloud31 January 2011 at 12:48

    So, it's "hunger" that's raging, eh?

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  4. Carolina31 January 2011 at 13:00

    Can't help but smile :-)

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  5. Wanda.....31 January 2011 at 13:43

    One can't help but think that the motive is the 'raging hunger for money' at the base of these unbalanced unions.

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  6. jabblog31 January 2011 at 14:39

    'What first attracted you to your nonagenarian millionaire husband?'

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  7. TALON31 January 2011 at 15:56

    Such a whimsical illustration provides a neat juxtaposition for your words, Jinksy.

    The phrase "money makes the world go round..." is ringing in my head now :)

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  8. RJ Clarken31 January 2011 at 16:10

    Wow! That's such a serious interpretation. It seems that a lot of folks see this as a raging hunger for money, which may be the case, but it also might be a case of raging hormones too.

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  9. Hilary31 January 2011 at 17:53

    Only you would come up with this angle. :)

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  10. SmitoniusAndSonata31 January 2011 at 19:04

    Such a cynic !! Tsk , Tsk ....

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  11. Niamh B31 January 2011 at 19:32

    Lovely urgency in the poem, especially the second stanza :-)

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  12. Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis Hall31 January 2011 at 20:03

    great tAKE.

    have fun enjoying these prompts.

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  13. The Weaver of Grass31 January 2011 at 21:09

    Well, I am a Monday's child Jinksy - and I have got me a toy boy - don't know quite how I managed it but eighteen years this year and still going strong.

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  14. rallentanda31 January 2011 at 23:25

    A poem reflecting deep seated guilt at lusting after a toy boy!

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  15. Reflections1 February 2011 at 02:01

    Oh, but isn't it the obvious question so often anymore?

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  16. signed...bkm1 February 2011 at 03:47

    Yes the present culture has many chasing toy boys...oh, but best to her for doing so...you always have a unique view of every subject....blessings Jinksy...bkm

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  17. Doctor FTSE1 February 2011 at 07:59

    She'll eat him alive and won't spit out the bits till she's made sure where he stashes his pocket-money. Fine cautionary verses.

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  18. Dave King1 February 2011 at 11:36

    Priceless! I really, really love this!

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  19. Maggie May1 February 2011 at 12:26

    Sometimes you can't help but be cynical because often its so true!± LOL!
    Maggie X

    Nuts in May

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  20. Dave3 February 2011 at 07:41

    like you Pen I sometimes wonder about age differences of some marriages. That is a good little illustration and thoughtful poem - Dave

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