That Be The Verse Poem by Joe Hughes

(In response to Philip Larkin's 'This Be The Verse')

They love you deeply, your mum and dad,
They really mean to, yes they do.
They change your nappy, feed you well,
They add love extras just for you.

For they were cherished in their turn,
By loving parents in their age.
Who half the time were kindly firm,
The other half, they were your sage.

Man hands on happiness to man,
It deepens like an ice cream cone.
So stay at home, yes be loved up
Then give your kids a loving home.