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RosieandherMaw Sat 04-Oct-25 19:43:36

Not original (I wish?) but worth sharing I thought.

This is for you ladies!!! I recently ate at a restaurant where a table of girlfriends of a certain age were having a wonderful time, and came home and wrote this. You may recognise somebody, maybe yourself ...

Lunch With Girlfriends
By Kathy O’Malley
Elaine’s vertigo has never been worse
Kay can’t recall where she left her purse
Rhonda’s about to replace her knees
Linda’s breathing is tinged with a wheeze
Donna's left boob has a troublesome lump
Diane’s on her third trip to take a dump
Lorraine’s husband can’t remember a thing
Nine years a widow, Marge still wears her ring
Marlene is dealing with another UTI
Sally’s giving a hearing aid another try
Marie has decided she can’t drive at night
Sharon still wears clothes two sizes too tight
They’ve been through divorces and babies and wakes
They do for each other whatever it takes
They’ve already buried Marcia and Kate
And truthfully, Lizzie’s not looking so great
So whenever they can, they get out to eat
Open bottles of wine and forget their sore feet
There’s laughing and crying and letting down guards
And when the bill comes, there’s ten credit cards
So here’s to the waiters who keep orders straight
And to the places that let lunches run three hours late
And here’s to the girlfriends, those near and those far
Here's to the girlfriends, you know who you are!!!”
Credit Goes To The Respective Owner✍️

Moviefan Mon 06-Oct-25 15:59:52

Love it! How true. Let's keep having lunch!

Emilymaria Mon 06-Oct-25 20:33:38

@RosieandherMaw Whoop whoop whoop! Fabulous poem. Keep it up, write more, publish! Will look out for you Kathy O’Malleygringringrin

Shelflife Mon 06-Oct-25 23:20:16

Thankyou for that - love it!

seasider Tue 07-Oct-25 07:51:48

Love it . 45 years ago we were encouraged to start a mother and toddler group as there was nothing in our area. We were the “committee” and we remain close friends to this day through all the ups and downs . It’s nice to know they will always be there for me . Sadly one of them had an affair with my ex/husband but the others supported me through a difficult divorce . She was the loser and she gained a grumpy old man but lost a fabulous group of friends !