and you would never have managed any of it without
the support of the women in your life...dear sir
the wife
the mistress
i have done a few things
in my strange little life
without mr. dicken's
impressive virtues
but then
cleaning the pantry
writing poems
sorting my jewellery box
writing more poems
making meatballs
reading poems
doing piles of laundry
making lists
day dreaming
may not be perceived as significant
or quite in the same league
when a poet gets older
removing her rose tinted specs
making touch down to earth
after a life time spent in the clouds
she realises that a
lot of these affirmations
by famous men
are nothing but furtive ways
of keeping a woman
chained to a subservient position
as carer and nurturer
(dogsbody)
(service with a smile)
so that a man can fulfill his potential and dreams
And So Say All Of Us....Geoffrey !
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Truth! You speak truth! :)
ReplyDeleteOh yes i read about the 'the good woman behind every successful man'
ReplyDeleteHappy Wednesday Rall
Much❤😊❤love
Oh, how many times I have needed a wife! But women are not often helpmates for women, and men who can be helpmates are rarer still.
ReplyDeleteWomen are better as partners than servants. Wise are the men who realize this.
ReplyDeleteHa, well spoken. I especially love your list of things to be done, with poetry scattered liberally throughout. When we are older, we dont feel pressed to Do as much, we get to Be more of the time. A lovely state after so many busy years doing for everyone else.
ReplyDeleteYes, yes, Geoffrey...
ReplyDeleteWell said, Rall!
ReplyDeleteWhat a delightful write....so much men never think of. We all need a wife! Someone to cook, and clean, tend to our bruises, kiss us when we are down...oh, for a wife, indeed!!
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