The Lay of the Last Aspidistra
Very tongue-in-cheek. I had been listening to Enya - and suddenly found I was late for writing group. I got there with her haunting tune 'Pilgrim' stuck in my head. Someone had chosen Aspidistra as the prompt to write on. I think Weird Al Yankovic must have tapped me on the shoulder.....
Kingdoms rise and fall nowFashions wax and wane.The potted aspidistra:Will it come again? Trends they seem to change soHemlines rise and fall.Has that aspidistraHad its final call? Does it seem to fit inWith all you say and do?A potted aspidistraWith you? Once on point of fashion,Then so long passé.The potted aspidistra –Has it run its day? You might never want oneThen again, you may.Your potted aspidistra?It’s not for me to say. Have you ever thought ofOne your very own?A potted aspidistraFull grown? As you move through life nowChanges come and goThe potted aspidistra –Will you keep or throw? That potted aspidistra:Is it keep or throw?