Poetry and singing

Among other things our little group is very talented and creative. These are two poems written for two of the bookies' 40th birthdays. These words wiill never be forgotten:

ODE TO JO


Our friend Jo, always on the go,
Passport ready, John holding things steady,
Not going too far
Maybe just to Zanzibar
Mostly late for book club dinner,
While we sit there starving, thinner,
Chatting, waiting as we do best,
And all the time she’s at Grand West.
On her cell 24/7
Work again!! She’s always driven,
Another deal and working late,
But in Jo we have a true soul mate.
And as for cooking and all those platters,
Jo can serve it when it matters.
The ultimate host in her home,
More divine than the Church in Rome.
Cannot believe Jo is now forty
She’s hot, she’s willing and she’s sporty
She definitely is not too shabby,
At being a mom to Carla and Gabby.
From All the Bookclub girls

And:
 
Mamma Mia for Lisa on her 40th

We've been friends with you since we don't know when
So we've made up our minds we'll be friends till the end
Look at us now, who'd have ever thought
How proud we are, but we suddenly lose control
There’s a Barbie within our soul


Just one look and you can see from afar
Just how special that you really are, w-o-o-o-oh
Lisa, Lisa, no more waxing brows
Oh no, we still love you anyhow
Lisa, Lisa, we want you to know
My my, just how much we love you

No more Cruising for you,
You forgot to phone home
Oh Tim - no reception this year too
Psycho Sid or should we call you Marge
My, my, guess there's no more flying high


We’ve been happy and glad about the things that you do
We can count all the times that we laughed out with you
And when you sad, we will feel it too
We think you know, that you won’t be sad too long
We know that you’re just so strong


Just one look and you can see from afar
Just how special that you really are, w-o-o-o-oh
Lisa, Lisa, no more waxing brows
Oh no, we still love you anyhow
Lisa, Lisa, we want you to know
My my, just how much we love you

We've been broken hearted
Since our Angels parted
Oh no! Why’d they have to leave so soon?
Mamma, Mia, you are 40 now
Oh oh, just as gorgeous anyhow
Lisa, Lisa, we want you to know
My my, just how much WE LOVE YOU!!!
(Written, choreographed and performed by Jayni, Melanie, Charmaine, Joanita, Kerry, Tash, Sandy and Jackie - 30 August 2009)