When a marriage seems to be going happily in a D H Lawrence story you know disaster is coming soon, and sure enough ….

We all know someone that over-exaggerates their symptoms, or thinks they’re dying every time they get a sniffle and you know to take their complaints of gripes, aches and ailments with a pinch of salt – if you’re thinking “I don’t know anyone like that in my circle” then it’s you.
This particular poem was written for the granddaughter of an old lady who has decided that she’s old now so it’s obviously time to die and threw a “Going Away” party for herself. This poem was read out during the proceedings.

Folk medicine.