Tuppence Poems - Poems about Tuppence

...Her Mam did for the rich Wool toffs, days chocka block with chores. Her fella was a plazzy gent— A few jars opened doors. A proper jarg johnny he used; he thought hi’self r......Read the rest...

...Milk bottles we would rinse out and return. Pop bottles take back to claim the tuppence. Kellogg’s cartons collected for the kids To cut and paste and learn creative art. Unburnt cinders reclaim......Read the rest...

...Bluebird, it's cold outside today So be it, you just stay In here with me, I'll keep you warm And wrap you up inside my form Rest your wings within my love While snowflakes falling from above ......Read the rest...

...When once upon a time one had to knock at your friends door to see if they were in because your parents had put a cap on the phone bill to stop you ringing  .... When you recycled your bottles of po......Read the rest...

...Comeuppance is a useful word when confronted by a beggar nerd Give him no more than tuppence a fitting and proper comeuppance......Read the rest...

...Tuppence to my name Tuppence after the bills are Paid Tuppence for A Thought Tuppence was a lot of money Back in the day When we were young Tuppence was a lot of money For salad creams......Read the rest...

...Oh, don’t flatter me with presents from the Ghost of Christmas Past. Tis the season for nostalgia, but those feelings never last. It’s a gift-wrapped empty promise not worth tuppence on the stree......Read the rest...

...Centre stage: a white slab displays the cuts from recent cattle kill. Fresh meat show boosted to brightest red with the Salox dye. Prime joints at some shillings a piece – argue the toss. But m......Read the rest...

...There was an old stripper called Jacky, who's act was deemed rather tacky. But she got her comeuppance when, out of her tuppence, fell six pipes, fifty fags and some baccy.......Read the rest...

...There was a time throughout this land when all was well and kind. Where Wood Sprites, Fairies and Pixie dust were not that hard to find. But times have changed with the forest quiet ......Read the rest...

...Falling in Love with a Writer is a Faulty Design We see things that other females don’t pay a tuppence to. Like a half-burned cigarette tail, Your osculation of deep, dense rouge— A secret trust......Read the rest...

...Shoeshine Joe. Thruppence for a shoeshine, that's what Joe will shout. Tuppence for a bulling up as he smiles and looks about. Drumming up trade these days is harder than before his dad was a l......Read the rest...

...Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder, But Whiskey makes you frisky. Clerihews and epigrams are fine but Do not tell these to one lost in love Except when you mean to cheer up one Fevered with te......Read the rest...

...There was a crook named Jum Tuppence Who stole from people of meager substance. He tried it on an undercover cop And was caught right on the spot. Now Jum is due to get his comeuppance.......Read the rest...

...I’ll tell you all a story, about when I was just a lad, And me Mum and Dad were battling with the little that we had. Dad was working at Yallourn and would travel there each day, On his motorbike......Read the rest...