If (Apologies to Kipling)

If... MHM

16 thoughts on “If (Apologies to Kipling)”

  1. Stop messing with my emotions woman!!! 🙂 I’m laughing and crying at the same time, this is such a great version and a peek into the future for those of us not yet to experience THE TEENAGE YEARS (gulp!) No apology needed Mrs, I’m pretty sure Kipling would love your take on his words 😉 x
    #fartglitter

  2. What a fab poem!! Well done. Oh no, it this what I’ve got to look forward to?! My boy is 10 and starting to show ‘teen’ signs already *sob* Tor x #fartglitter

    1. That really winds me up in the car – they are constantly on at me to listen to Capital, while I want Absolute or Radio 4!

  3. This is stunning! You have managed to stay so closely to the original but have thrown an entire new slant on it all in one swoop. I love the “stoop and build em up with tissues hugs and chocolate”. You really are so very talented! (And I – mother of tiny tots – am now terrified at what the next 10 / 20 years have got in store…. gulp!) 😉 Brilliant xx

  4. Be afraid, be very afraid! Actually they can be ok. Sometimes! Thank you so much for your gorgeous comments – they mean a great deal, coming from such a talented person as yourself. I’ve written another ‘If’ poem to teenagers. I’ll pull that one out at some point too!

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