Category: Humour

  • Christmas Calories Don’t Count!

    Another slice of cake? Oh no, thank you dear, I couldn’t possibly eat another crumb! Is that sticky toffee pudding I see there? Ooh I wouldn’t mind having some! Oh well, Christmas comes but once a year And Christmas calories don’t count I’ll be back huffing and puffing in the…

  • Monday blues

    Eyelids heavy with sleepI gaze toward the heavensSeeking respite and reprieveFrom my heavy burdens “How much longer”, I cryMust I go on this way?!”“Oh for Pete’s sake!” my colleague sighs“You’ve barely started your day!!”

  • Chores

    Why can’t laundry do itself,And fold itself and put itself away?Why do we have to wear clothes at all?Laundry takes up half my day! Why do we have to ‘make the bed’,When it’s going to get unmade anyway?Why fluff the pillows or fold the quilt?It’ll be messed up again at…

  • No paparazzi please

  • Just for laughs

    “There you are! Can you believe this crazy weather we’re having?! I wanted to go to the other side of the bridge for a spot of sun, but Lana says the lake’s frozen. I don’t believe it! I told her we should have stayed home but, no everyone wanted to…

  • It’s alright to make mistakes

    A typoIn my work,Just sitting thereMocking me with a smirk;Laughing in my faceFor not taking timeTo read through carefullyAnd proofread every line. Ah! It’s alright!I’m only human after all;I’m allowed to make mistakesBoth big and small;There’d be no fun in lifeIf we were all perfect,A mistake is just another chanceTo…

  • Shock and awe

    I am electrifying! Ha, ha! I’m joking. Wait, no I’m not! I’m referring to the static electricity build-up, that causes me to shock…, er, I mean get shocked, by everything I touch! Every winter, thanks to the woollen clothing that gets charged with static electricity, I begin to get shocked…

  • A gamer’s wife

    We’re so closeAnd yet so farI mean we’re literallySitting on the same sofa! I speak but you don’t hearThat’s really nice, I smirkIt just goes to show thatThose headphones really work! I guess I knew this would happenRight at the beginning I knewI’m a gamer’s wife, lamentingBut he doesn’t have…

  • My (crazy) dreams!

    I‘ve always had fantastical, weird, vivid dreams. Last night, I dreamt I was being chased by zombies. I ran up the stairs (yes, I mock people who run UP the stairs in horror movies, but it turns out I’m also a runner-upper. Who would’ve thought?!) Finally at the top of…

  • Perfect fit

    My husband loves to cook. He really enjoys it. I’ve seen the way his eyes light up when he thinks of a new recipe to try. He’ll add in the spices and herbs with a flourish and do a little dance while stirring the pot on the stove. However, he…

  • What plans for the weekend?

    The weekend is here It’s time to unwind An occasion to relax And get out of the grind   48 hours of bliss! I’m excited beyond measure I’m going to fill it up With recreation and leisure   But I’ll make it productive Maybe head to the gym Or a…

  • The ‘joys’ of having an unusual name!

    I was born and brought up in Uttar Pradesh, India. I’m Anglo-Indian, so I have a bit of an unusual name for the region. When I was around 13 years old, I participated in my first classical dance competition. I had been learning Bharatanatyam for a few years by then…