Summing UP

[Ron]

Posted this quite a few years back but now have tidied it up a bit, so thought I'd post again. Probably more of a performance piece.






SUMMING UP

Around the Margaret River, we were drinking of their wine
And must admit the tastings were all going down quite fine,
But when! the sampling etiquette just floated out the door
Then ‘bottoms up!’ became the call and ‘fill ’em up once more!’

Now, in West Oz’ near’ every second place ends in UP!
So ‘Bottoms’ UP provoked a thought as wine flowed from the cup
From Amelup to Yuntecup and all ups in between
One wonders is a ‘Bottoms’ UP anywhere to be seen.

Investigation then revealed the UP bit means ‘place of’
Interpretation is required for it's, then a case of!
To join the prefix to the UP to find out what it means
So common phrases thus applied, strewth! visualise the scenes!

Would ’Bottoms’ UP describe a place of people showing bums!
Or ‘Two’ UP be a place of doing simple census sums
And ‘Fed’ UP may well mean a place that has abundant food
But ‘Throw’ UP could just mean strong arm and nothing really rude!

If ‘Pick Me’ UP is where, there’s a perpetual beauty crown
‘Belt’ UP could be where everybody’s pants once fell down.
Would ‘Cock’ UP be a place where only a rooster exists
And could ‘Thumbs’ UP be a place of just single digit fists!

At ‘Stuck’ UP there would be no chance of ever leaving there
And ‘P-ss’ UP in your weirdest dreams, not visit on a dare!
‘Front’ UP would be a place, where there would be no looking back
And if you’d visit ‘Booze’ UP, you’d get more than a six pack!

‘Wake’ UP would be where, there’s many a funeral send-off!
And ‘Stood’ UP be where, at any form of seat they would scoff!
But to see what was at ‘Stuff’ UP, you’d really have to go
And of how many ‘UPs’ there is, we’ll never really know!

But there is a ‘State’ of ‘Drink’ UP that’s found on a wine tour
In the West Oz’ wine district it can also be a cure!
For if you’re down, wearing a frown, let the wine fill your cup
Read the road signs and you’ll find, the only way to go is …UP!!

© Ron Boughton
Sept. 2007.

[Terry]

G/day Ron

Hope after all that wine drinking you didn't have a headache when you Wokalup mate.

Cheers Terry

[Catherine Lee]

Another clever one Ron - really enjoyed reading this!

[alongtimegone]

So did I Ron. Very clever. I was feeling a bit ordinary before I read this and then I said to myself "Chin up Wazza."

[Ron]

Good one Terry thanks mate, had to have a look on the map for that one. I did embellish the drinking bit for the sake of the poem, but we were certainly merry when the bus driver dropped us back of at our cottage in Busselton that evening (which I might add is a very nice little part of your state over there). I had asked that same driver about the Up meaning and it was he who told me it meant 'place of' and that was the inspiration for the poem. We couldn't have been too under the weather though as that night we walked right out to the end of the wharf there, which off memory was a bit over a kilometre or so long.

Catherine, thanks so much for your reply, glad that you enjoyed it.

Thanks Wazza, keep that chin up mate (but wouldn't 'Chin up' be in China? )

Ron

[Terry]

G/day Ron,
Wokalup is a few kilometers from Harvey.

The driver was right in what he said - among other things it was often used to signify a place of good water.

Cheers

Terry

[warooa]

Good one Ron - been amongst many of them "ups" once upon a time.

Cheers, Marty

ps. gee, be careful though mate with Yuntecup

[Ron]

Thanks Marty,
Pretty sure I got the spelling right.

Ron