<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=521831" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Clever Fella, My Fold Up Umbrella</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Work here has been slow of late<br>I'm a fair weather recluse <br>The other hand bag 'hang outs'<br>get an awful lot more use</div><div style="margin:10px 0">My canopy's been folded<br>Held in place by Velcro strap<br>I lost my cover long ago<br>(an unfortunate mishap) </div><div style="margin:10px 0">I long to stretch my metal ribs<br>And lock my tiny joints<br>My fabric is a wondrous sight<br>With nippled ferrule point</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The sound of pitter patter <br>Excites my buttoned springs<br>They'll nip you like a playful pup<br>They're temperamental things! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">When I can be made use of<br>To catch and steer cloud bursts<br>I wish the rains be generous<br>To quench the grounds great thirst</div><div style="margin:10px 0">I'm not good on a blust'ry storm<br>It's a skill you have to learn<br>to keep me pushed into the wind<br>Or inside out I'll turn</div><div style="margin:10px 0">But I'll make no apologies<br>In showers I'm ok! <br>For wind proof reinforcement<br>A lot more you will pay</div><div style="margin:10px 0">And generally they don't fold up<br>They are so cumbersome<br>But me, I'm with you all the time<br>And not just sat at home.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">And when you shake the excess off<br>As to the door you get<br>With out the shelter that I give<br>You'd be a lot more wet!</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Stevie+Taite">Stevie Taite</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=521831" data-title="Clever Fella, My Fold Up Umbrella de Stevie Taite" data-description="Work here has been slow of late I'm a fair weather recluse The other hand bag 'hang outs' get an awful lot more use My canopy's been folded Held in place by Velcro strap I lost my cover long ago (an unfortunate mishap) I long to stretch my met..."></div> </div> </div>

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