Hippos

29/08/201426/11/2016Claudette

I don’t know how I missed the hippos,
who tromped all over me,
they must have been in stealth mode,
which is why I didn’t see.

I think they did the tango,
on my bed whilst I was asleep,
or perhaps it was a polka,
and my aches will last a week.

I’ve got the hacking cough,
of an elephant bull seal,
my head wants to explode,
or at least that’s how if feels.

I had the hot and then the cold,
I’m drinking lots of fluids,
If my body is a temple,
mine has decayed to ruins.

At least today is Friday,
so I have all the weekend,
to wallow in my misery,
before works starts again!

Nida S. 29/08/2014 / 1:56 pm

I loved this but not because it ended on a relatively sad mode but because your words worked their magic.

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- Claudette 29/08/2014 / 4:42 pm
  
  Thanks Nida 🙂 I just wish the hippos had rampaged somewhere else.
  
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jesskawrites 29/08/2014 / 6:55 pm

Aww!! Hope you get well soon (and that someone brings you grapes and good books – and whatever you feel like eating)

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- Claudette 30/08/2014 / 8:47 am
  
  Thanks Jesska, my daughter is looking after me.
  
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  - jesskawrites 30/08/2014 / 4:01 pm
    
    🙂 I’m glad you have someone there for you. Having to cook when ill is a nuisance
    
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Hugh's Views and News 29/08/2014 / 8:18 pm

Get well soon, Claudette. If I was living next door, I’d be around with lots of tea and biscuits to help try and cheer you up. I just hope you do not succumb to ‘daytime telly!’ If it’s anything like we get here in the UK, you’ll soon be back at work.

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- Claudette 30/08/2014 / 8:49 am
  
  I don’t watch telly at all, haven’t for 9 years. Thanks for the kind thoughts re tea and bickies, but my taste buds seem to have gone on holiday also, so that’s another disappointment.
  
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  - Hugh's Views and News 30/08/2014 / 6:37 pm
    
    How about a few hugs then, Claudette? I’ll send them over to you, but not by hippo!
    
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    - Claudette 30/08/2014 / 7:19 pm
      
      That sounds real good, thanks Hugh.
      
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Kat 29/08/2014 / 10:13 pm

Yikes! Beware of the hippos! I love the flow of the words. Hop you feel better soon!

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- Claudette 30/08/2014 / 8:50 am
  
  Thanks Kat. I was hoping it might encourage the germs to move out, but the seem to have decided to stay. 😦
  
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  - Kat 31/08/2014 / 6:58 am
    
    Oh no! That’s too bad!
    
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Muzzy 06/09/2014 / 7:46 pm

G’day Cloudette,
What a horrible bug you have, thank goodness it hasn’t robbed you of the ability to write a well constructed poem, hope this finds you feeling better

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- Claudette 07/09/2014 / 3:39 pm
  
  Thanks Muzzy, I am feeling better, but the cough still lingers. Hope your days have been kind to you.
  
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