AT THE PARTY
Dads clear the mess as
Princesses in dresses dash
Off to play football.
Street party bunting.
The neighbours chat, while children
Run around and that.
Black tie, big night, crisp
White invite, fine food, fine wines.
Bored out of their minds.
Dance floor, Dad goes ape,
Gran is in there, throwin’ shapes.
Kids stare, mouths agape.
Party girls slumber
In chic little numbers, wrapped
In boys’ overcoats.
Big Hugh’s in the groove.
Work! Twerk! He gyrates, knocking
Over half his mates.
Thirty years later
Cinders recalls how royal
Life’s been mostly balls.