Ode to a Cold

Thou blight me with thy rasping throat
Running eyes and deepened croak
Leaking face and aching arms
And others of thy wondrous charms
A cough that starts and doesn’t stop
A sneeze! A sneeze! A sneeze and hop!
A stinging eye in a shade of red
An insatiable yearning to go to bed.

Thou blight me with a thumping head 
As well.

As I said.

Thou blight me. 

And tonight I rest.

For tomorrow is another day.

I’ve come down with a shocking cold today, goodness knows where from, although I think it has been brewing in the background for a couple of weeks now. I’m completely shattered, so I’m switching off for now… having an early night.

I must apologise once again for not visiting or replying to comments, but I will get round to it in due course!

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23 responses to “Ode to a Cold”

  1. Visionkeeper avatar
    Visionkeeper

    Chemtrail flu…..It’s going around the country and everybody is suffering! I hope you’re better quick but many have a heck of a time kicking it. Look at prenin. Good luck TL, hope your immune system is strong. Stay in bed and drink tea….Sending wishes your way for a quick recovery….VK 🙂

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar
      Tom Merriman

      Thanks for the heads up, VK. Several folk I know have this, but we here in Cheshire have this odd recurring cold which flares up every two weeks or so. Most odd. Hopefully this what I have is the end of it!
      And thanks for the good wishes! Always appreciated!

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  2. europasicewolf avatar
    europasicewolf

    Oh no! Poor you! Hope you’re feeling better soon😨Been sneezing like a trooper today and was hoping it was all in the mind and be gone by tomorrow. Not so sure now!

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar
      Tom Merriman

      Hope your cold did clear up, Icewolf! Sneezing’s not much fun when you’re constantly at it!

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      1. europasicewolf avatar
        europasicewolf

        Constantly at it…that sounds good 😀😉 Oh! Sneezing! Ah well…no not so good 😷 lol But it’s OK it was just a one nighter after all ☺

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        1. Tom Merriman avatar
          Tom Merriman

          😀 Phew. That’s a relief!

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  3. lameadventures avatar
    lameadventures

    I have a cold over here on my side of the pond, too, Tom. Unlike you, I’m not feeling remotely poetic about it. I just feel crummy.

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    1. Visionkeeper avatar
      Visionkeeper

      Get better soon …..VK

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    2. Tom Merriman avatar
      Tom Merriman

      I wanted to keep on keeping on, LA. Well, I actually wanted to go to bed truth be told, but I carried on regardless! And then slept!

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      1. lameadventures avatar
        lameadventures

        Sleep is medicinal, Tom, but I’m such a phlegm factory on feet right now, maybe I need to enter a coma to recover.

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        1. Tom Merriman avatar
          Tom Merriman

          Maybe start off with a deep sleep, LA, and see how things go from there! 😉

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  4. anotherday2paradise avatar
    anotherday2paradise

    Sounds horrendous, Tom. Get well soon, or even sooner. 🙂

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar
      Tom Merriman

      Thanks, Sylvia. Things seem to be improving as I type. With crossed fingers!

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  5. prenin avatar
    prenin

    Bed young man – and stay there!!! 🙂

    God Bless and get well soon!!! 🙂

    Prenin.

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    1. Visionkeeper avatar
      Visionkeeper

      Hope you are all better now Prenin!!! I hope Tom’s is not as long lasting…That is such a drag 😦 VK

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      1. prenin avatar
        prenin

        Hi VK! 🙂

        Five weeks was enough for anyone! 😦

        Looks like I had flu for the first four weeks, then picked up a cold off a taxi driver! 😦

        I lost 5lbs, so not all bad news! 🙂

        God Bless!

        Prenin.

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    2. Tom Merriman avatar
      Tom Merriman

      That’s what I did, Prenin! And when I got to sleep, I slept. And then woke up coughing again!
      And thank you!

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  6. Elaine - I used to be indecisive avatar
    Elaine – I used to be indecisive

    I wonder how Shakespeare would have written about a cold? A bit like this I expect! Great ode. 🙂

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar
      Tom Merriman

      Aw, thanks, Elaine. I was compared to Shakespeare earlier as well! Hehehe. Well, I took it that way, anyway! 😀 😉

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  7. Inside the Mind of Isadora avatar
    Inside the Mind of Isadora

    No worries, Tom. The worst thing to do when ill is to push oneself. Have lots of homemade chicken soup. I think there’s aomthing about people saying to do that. I always feel much better afterwards.
    Be healthy … Take good care.
    Isadora 😎

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar
      Tom Merriman

      Thanks, Isadora. Yes, chicken soup does make you feel a tad better for some reason. There has to be something in it (and not just the chicken!!! 😉 ) 😀

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  8. Diane Henders avatar
    Diane Henders

    I’m so impressed that you could come up with such a fabulous verse despite feeling crappy! Hope you feel better soon.

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar
      Tom Merriman

      Thank you, Diane.
      I wanted to make light of the situation, so faced it head on! And then went to bed.
      I am feeling better now though!

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