An “OWED”

Mainly by Trenna

Brief Intro

As I am writing this it is my birthday. 66 today. 66!

Back in 1998 Trenna, as usual gave me a birthday card, and in it was a poem she had written for the occasion. I really appreciated the effort she put into it.

Just for some context, we both turned 41 in that year, Trenna a few months before me. We would have been married 9 years by then, and we were living in our Kensington house.

If you decide to read it you will see it has plenty of private jokes. I’ve decided not to try to explain them all. The explanations you come up with yourself will probably be more interesting.

And finally, before I leave the rest to Trenna, I will say that she has called this ode ‘An “OWED” to Greg Mahney.’

Of course, she owed me nothing that she didn’t repay in full, and more….

The OWED

An “OWED” to Greg Mahney 

28/12/1998

A special man called Greg Mahney
turns forty one today
although he drives his wife balmy
she does like it that way

he always has a million jobs 
to do around the house
he sometimes doesn’t get them done
but not for lack of nouse

he’s really very smart indeed
he reads an awful lot
he’s learnt how to fix many things
not just with velcrose dots

he’s repaired the clock for the stove
although he’s not sure how
he’s triumphed with the dishwasher
the glasses sparkle now

he’s such a handy man indeed
to have around the joint
he mops the floor and cleans the bath
though doesn’t see the point

he is most at ease when he's home
planning new inventions
he thinks for days then plots them out
he has good intentions

that’s not to say he hasn’t seen
them come to fruition
there’s that clip in thingy-jig-me-bob
Mmm! I need tuition

he often needs to clean his shed
before his next project
but you can bet the shed will fill
with “most handy” rejects

there’s carpet rolls and lengths of wood
picked up on morning walks
“some wives” might get annoyed with this
but it makes for gleeful talks

Greg is just like a bower bird 
collecting paraphernalia
there’s many boxes in our robe
but none contain “regalia”

he’s changed his job at work this year
he’s now a DEO
he’s also started studying
there’s several years to go

although his job is new to him
he’s had no disasters
he’s achieved a high distinction
studying for his Masters

when weekends come he likes a list
of jobs that need be done
his eyes light up when on the list 
the Sprite is number one

his latest “find” for the Sprite
a pair of rusty horns
are being nurtured back to health
as if they were “new borns”

a garage or three currently
would earn a house three ticks
he’d have space to work on the car
and hide from Felix

although his life seems well filled up
he always has the time
to give his wife a big cuddle
and tell her that “your mine”

she thinks she’s down right lucky
to have this special bloke
who knows how to make her smile
with that “rubber trumpet” joke

his wife just loves him as he is
Felix the dog does too
and although Greg still looks pretty young
he’ll soon be forty two


always ever always.... Tren   XXOOXX

(What was that Felix?....Oh, Felix says whoof Daddy!) 

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