Poems written by Peter Gibbs over 60 years, inspired by romance, travel, the beauty of nature, emotions and family and friends - peterspoetry.co.uk
Claire's 50th
There’s no one like her anywhere
That pocket whirlwind known as Claire.
Daughter, wife and super Mum,
Lifelong friend and bestest chum.
She’s caring, sharing, kind and warm,
In the kitchen cooks a storm,
Prepares a roast with every trimming,
Good for guests, but not for slimming.
A happy childhood at the Grange
Means we shouldn’t find it strange
She likes the finer things in life -
But she is not a high cost wife.
At Matelan and TK Max
You’ll see her whizzing through the racks.
The bargains found you’d not believe -
Too good to miss, too good to leave.
She clothes herself and Andy too
And not forgetting George and Lou.
Her castle’s home in Portbury,
A stronghold for her family.
She won’t just sit and contemplate
It’s – let’s change this and decorate,
Make-over that and re-design
And then let’s have a glass of wine.
She even got a job one day
To kit her house from Maurice Lay.
She loved horse-riding as a girl,
Prepared to give most things a whirl.
At Platform One she oft was seen
In platform shoes the dancing queen.
Lots of lippy, loads of style,
The blonde who stood out by a mile.
And now she’s reached that half a ton
She’ll not slow down, she’ll still have fun.
She’s good to know and good to share -
A happy birthday to our Claire.