Woe Is Me.

Reversing up my campervan

As many times before

To park it on the driveway

Until I need it more.

Then I heard a nasty crunch

I didn't like that sound

But neither Midge or Dolly

Even bothered turning round.

I'd knocked my neighbour's wall down

That's unfortunate I thought

It should never have jumped out like that

I've two witnesses in support.

But neither of those passengers

Would even say a word

How's that for gross disloyalty?

It's the worst I've ever heard!

But now I've had the wall fixed

And my campervan as well

So no one now will ever know

Unless those scallywags tell.

[WheezyAnne]

Wonderful.

[carrina]

Am laughing, so funny !!!

[Katinka46]

Brilliant. But you need Friar William. He would have spoken up.

Kxx

[Hidden in reply to Katinka46]

That’s what I’m afraid of 🤔

[Katinka46 in reply to Hidden]

The truth?

[Hidden in reply to Katinka46]

Worse than that, the simple truth!

[Burs]

Hi don-1931. Another laugh out loud poem, its worth the coughing that follows the laughing. Love burs xxxx

[Hidden in reply to Burs]

I won’t mention the coffin they carry you off in. 😉xx

[Burs in reply to Hidden]

It wasn't the cough that carried me off then? Lol, i like this laughing business thanks don-1931. Love burs xxxxx

[Whitechinchilla]

😂😂😂brilliant as always Don.

[Hidden in reply to Whitechinchilla]

Thank you.....🤡

[2greys]

Having knocked down that wall I bet you are mortar-fied.

[Hidden in reply to 2greys]

Groan! 🤣🤣

[Hidden in reply to 2greys]

It's not what I cement to do.

[BrianTaylor in reply to 2greys]

🤣

[Yatzy]

Oh no! I can imagine how you felt. Good job you weren’t plastered!

Glad all is sorted out now. Your passengers were so confident that you knew what you were doing, thought it was part of the plan! 😂

[Hidden in reply to Yatzy]

Just a bit of ....hands, knees and...oh dear me!

[Yatzy in reply to Hidden]

We’ve all had those moments, Don 😂

[Hacienda]

OMG, I love your Rhyming Whit Master Don and Your Scally Wags are Loyal to you. xxx

[majji]

Excellent Cap'n - so pleased you are now over your mortar-fication (with apologies to 2greys)

[hypercat54]

Lovely 😎💖 x

[BrianTaylor]

Bet you are bricking yourself now! 😉

[Hidden in reply to BrianTaylor]

I was at the time. 😂

[Candyred]

Well .. at least you know whatever you get up to you two scally wags will never tell! 😉 fantastic Mr D huge hugs xx

[JANET127]

Your poems are so funny! You are Original and Bright! Thanks for the laughter!

[Hidden in reply to JANET127]

Thank you Janet, I'm sure you could do just as well yourself. 😘

[JANET127]

When I was backing up the Motorhome..Blind spot! I hit the Bank wall...just a bit!

[Hidden]

I don't know how I managed to hit anything, I have a camera on the back of mine. 🙄

[sassy59]

You’re secrets safe with us Don. Now just to persuade Midge and Dolly to keep quiet. Xxxxx

[Hidden in reply to sassy59]

Well I know Dolly will keep her mouth shut. I just need to keep putting food in Midge's. 😉

[sassy59 in reply to Hidden]

😂🤣👍😘

[pegbl]

Brilliant good laugh .... just what I needed xxx

[Caspiana]

The important thing is you, Dolly and Midge are safe and no one hurt. xx 😊

[Joy123]

Brilliant poem. I did similar but at least it was my own wall I knocked down! Hope you enjoy your motoring together now the weather’s improving. x

[Lyd12]

Walls just fall down by themselves - I was weeding our heather bed and suddenly a pile of bricks appeared! Just hiding under some dead heather!

[Hidden in reply to Lyd12]

I sure they take it upon themselves to go wandering around as they get older.

[Izb1]

Shouldnt read your poems when I am having a cuppa and laughing so much, nearly choked. Hope you have good neighbours. X

[Hidden in reply to Izb1]

Yes, I have no complaints about my neighbours. They promised to keep their walls under control in future.🙄

[Izb1 in reply to Hidden]

Glad to hear it, they could have moved the wall over a little for you so save any future problems ha😅😅

[Hidden]

Thank you Joy, I'm looking forward to a good year this year. My campervan is in for a complete refurbishment, I'm assured it will look like new when I get it back. Fitting transport for my new friends Dolly and her soon to arrive sister, Scarecrow Sally. Midge will be riding shotgun as usual. 😎

[joyce74]

Glad everything's back in shape Don, ready for your next adventure.

[Shirleyj]

😊😊😊xxx

[peter06]

What campervan do you have Don and whereabouts are you based?

[Hidden in reply to peter06]

It’s similar to the Romahome R30 there’s a photo of it on my profile banner. That’s near where I live in Merseyside.

[FlossyF]

Brilliant.

[Hidden]

Oh dear Don! But at least you're unharmed, and it was only the van and the wall, both of which could be replaced? But you are a one-off - irreplaceable! 👌

[Sandyeggo]

Ah skallywags another mystery word for me. Imagine it means something like those little hoodlum types getting into mischief?🤷‍♀️ Do you guys have Uber there? Might want to give them a thought on driving you around once in awhile. Thankfully Dolly wasn’t injured.

[BrianTaylor in reply to Sandyeggo]

Think it’s scallywags, or scally if you are from Liverpool, and yes, it means mischievous low level hooligans 😊

[Hidden in reply to Sandyeggo]

The Concise Oxford Dictionary says thus; Scallywag /Ⴀˈskaliwaɡ/ (US also scalawag) Ⴂnoun informal 1 a mischievous person; a rascal. 2 US a white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during the post-Civil War reconstruction period.

– origin C19: of unknown origin.

The word does have a slightly darker meaning for Liverpudlians as Brian suggests. 😉

We do have Uber in the UK but it has never caught on where I live. Dolly will be very busy supervising the refurbishment of my campervan. I forgot to take her out before they took it away to be done. 🙄 Her wayward sister Scarecrow Sally will be here to greet her when she gets back. Sally arrived this morning somewhat grumpy and dishevelled.

[HungryHufflepuff in reply to Hidden]

So Dolly's off on an adventure of her own? Isn't Midge jealous, or did you not tell her?

[Hidden in reply to HungryHufflepuff]

I think Midge was quite happy to let Dolly sit supervising them workng on the refurbishment. 😉

[undine]

lovely Don thank you xxx