Lawrence Hall
https://hellopoetry.com/lawrence-hall/
poeticdrivel.blogspot.com
The Cliché is to Say That We Didn’t See It Coming
A
happy child, cuddling one of her pets -
That’s
the picture they used for her obituary
We
didn’t see it coming
The former address, "reactionary drivel," was a P. G. Wodehouse gag that few ever understood to be a mildly self-deprecating joke. Drivel, perhaps, but not reactionary. Neither the Red Caps nor the Reds ever got it.
Lawrence Hall
https://hellopoetry.com/lawrence-hall/
poeticdrivel.blogspot.com
The Cliché is to Say That We Didn’t See It Coming
A
happy child, cuddling one of her pets -
That’s
the picture they used for her obituary
We
didn’t see it coming
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