Pub Crawl

By luigi_pagano

Mon, 25 Aug 2014
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6 comments
 

On my pub crawl
I tried them all.
First, The King's Arms
so full of charms,
Then the Blue Boar
for an encore.
The Rose and Crown
was a letdown
but The Queen's Head
wasn't too bad.
The Flowerpot:
a bit too hot
and The Blue Lamp
a little damp.
Inside The Ship
the crowd was hip.
In The Grapevine
I drank red wine
and had some gin
at The Cock Inn.
As for their Scotch...
it was top notch.
A dram of whisky
is seldom risky.
I don't know how
I got to The Plough
(or was it The Bell?
I really can't tell.)
Home, from The Harp,
and the wife was sharp.
She glared and hissed:
You're thoroughly p****d!

© Luigi Pagano

Certificate U
Poem
Are you being versed?
Humour

Comments

Submitted by VeraClark on

At The Red Bull, I realised I was full but The White Hart served midsummer tart. Light and fun, Luigi. Made me think of the oddest pub names, too. The Cock and Bull Hoop was one.

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Vera, your comment with reference to the oddest pub names made me look up what other unusual names I could find. There were quite a few such as 'My Father's Moustache' and 'The Legend Of Oily Johnnies'. Had I thought of using those I could possibly have written a better doggerel. I'll have to revisit the White Hart and get myself a midsummer tart. Thanks for the tip.

Luigi

 

Submitted by Bee on

Lovely!

Bee

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Cheers Bee, Hic!

Luigi x

 

Submitted by Starfish Girl on

Long may these pubs survive to further fuel your pub crawls, especially as so many are closing.

Made mesmileythank you.

Lindy

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Fortunately we can still find traditional pubs especially in countryside's villages but the fashion in urban centres nowadays is for bars aimed at attracting a yuppie generation. But even the old hostelries are adapting to the modern life and have large TV screens to show sporting events and are equipped with 'one-armed bandits'.

Let's just say 'Down the hatch', Lindy, and hope for the best.

Luigi