The following poem was written as part of a poetry-writing event at Spurgeons Academy, to mark World Poetry Day
The Lazy Man
By Joy Dulliott
When the cock crows
The lazy man smacks his lips and says:
‘so it is daylight again is it?’
And before he turns over heavily,
Before he even yawns,
The farmer has reached the farm
The water carriers arrived at the river
The spinners are spinning their cotton
The weaver works on his cloth
And the fire blazes in the blacksmiths hut.
The lazy one knows where the soup is sweet
He goes from house to house
If there is no service today, his breastbone will stick out!
But when he sees the free yam,
He starts to unbutton his shirt,
He moves close to the celebrant