Basil And Mabel #A-musedpoetry

Posted on Nov 6, 2020 by TanGental

A silly little poem, for Chelsea’s prompt

Basil and Mabel

Basil and Mabel went to Spain
Again and again and again.

He drove from Dover
And to remain sober
He’d refrain, refrain, refrain.

One day on the Costa
He thought he’d lost her
The pain, the pain, the pain.

To dull the fear
He ordered sangria
Again and again and again.

Mabel was worried,
Around she hurried
The fool, the fool, the fool.

It began to concern her
When inside the taverna,
On a stool, a stool a stool

Basil was slumped.
‘Oh you old chump’
Dabbing the drool, the drool, the drool.

She left the bar
And found the car
Near the pool, the pool, the pool.

‘Where to, Bas?’
‘Let’s try La Paz’
‘It’s cool, it’s cool, it’s cool.’

They took to the road;
She drove like Toad
Too fast, too fast, too fast.

On a blind bend
Tipping end over end
They met their last, their last, their last

The moral of the fable
Of Basil and Mabel
Is you always lose
When full of booze
So try and abstain
When in Spain, in Spain, in Spain.

About TanGental

My name is Geoff Le Pard. Once I was a lawyer; now I am a writer. I've published several books: a four book series following Harry Spittle as he grows from hapless student to hapless partner in a London law firm; four others in different genres; a book of poetry; four anthologies of short fiction; and a memoir of my mother. I have several more in the pipeline. I have been blogging regularly since 2014, on topic as diverse as: poetry based on famous poems; memories from my life; my garden; my dog; a whole variety of short fiction; my attempts at baking and food; travel and the consequent disasters; theatre, film and book reviews; and the occasional thought piece. Mostly it is whatever takes my fancy. I avoid politics, mostly, and religion, always. I don't mean to upset anyone but if I do, well, sorry and I suggest you go elsewhere. These are my thoughts and no one else is to blame. If you want to nab anything I post, please acknowledge where it came from.
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19 Responses to Basil And Mabel #A-musedpoetry

  1. Lucy says:
    Nov 6, 2020 at 2:29 pm

    Oh god, I’m cracking up. This is wickedly brilliant.

    Liked by 1 person

  2. Darlene says:
    Nov 6, 2020 at 2:35 pm

    Too funny! I think I´ve met a few Basils and Mabels here in Spain, in Spain, in Spain.

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  3. willowdot21 says:
    Nov 6, 2020 at 2:43 pm

    Love this Geoff, one of your funniest.💜

    Liked by 1 person

  4. Chronicles of a Blogaholic says:
    Nov 6, 2020 at 3:51 pm

    I love it, love it, love it.

    Liked by 1 person

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  6. Chel Owens says:
    Nov 7, 2020 at 7:39 am

    I can’t help but think you whipped this whole thing up for that last line. 😀

    Liked by 1 person

  7. derrickjknight says:
    Nov 7, 2020 at 10:00 am

    This is really very good

    Liked by 1 person

  8. relaxitsallwrite says:
    Nov 7, 2020 at 5:49 pm

    Very creative! I REALLY enjoyed it 🙂

    Like

  9. Elizabeth says:
    Nov 7, 2020 at 8:36 pm

    If not you’ll go insane, insane, insane.

    Liked by 1 person

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