Finnigals wakeA Poem by GeeTotal and utter nonsense :))
The sky was dressed appropriately
in shades of charcoal grey this adding to the sombre mood on that cold December day where a gathering of black clad folk stood silent, one and all oblivious to the weather Gods as the rain began to fall. This dancing of the aged flags dripping from the slate of the lichen covered ancient roof of St Mary's oak Lych gate, til all the gathered soaked to skin and cold to marrows core, then a voice unknown startled all raised every eye from floor, ...................VICAR................. "Excuse me but I think you've made a terrible mistake the only service here today is the worshipping of cake, that Mrs Pye from the WI does annually bake this offered to our Lord on high a slice for him to take" A murmur spread through black clad folk then a voice from them was heard, "We're meant to bury here today Albert Finnigal the third, so if not here pray could you tell the place where he will rest it'd be a shame to miss his burial now we're dressed in Sunday best" .......................VICAR................. "I'm not an A-Z of death, burials and the like I'm not an information board so the lot of you take a hike, I need you outta here right now pronto, go on shoo" with that he flounced towards the church and through the doors he flew" A moment's silence then befell the black clad, soaked through crew til a barely audible female voice said "I know what we will do, let's go to the pub just down the road to celebrate his life I'm sure the family will not mind as I'm a mate of Alberts wife" So off they traipsed, wringing wet to toast and stories tell 'bout Albert Finnigals colourful life and his death in a wishing well, where he drowned when throwing pennies in one night whilst walking home after an illicit tryst with two prostitutes, sisters Lily and Courtenay Frome. © 2024 GeeAuthor's Note
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19 Reviews Added on January 6, 2024 Last Updated on July 13, 2024 Tags: Death, prostitutes, funeral, pub AuthorGeeMilton keynes, United KingdomAboutDevoted family man and lover of life. Simply written, easily understood "stuff" for those without code breaking skills. You will NEVER need Google to understand me:) more..Writing
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