Did you know that ‘over a third of adults still sleep with a teddy bear’, and further that: ‘25% of male respondents take a teddy away with them on business’? This news item http://www.travelodge.co.uk/press_releases/press_release.php?id=393 * inspired the following poem…. it can be sung to the tune ‘Aurelia’, better known as ‘The Church’s One Foundation’!
The businessmen of England
At corporate affairs;
Come home to bed each evening,
And hug their teddy bears.
By day, these moguls mighty,
Are fearsome men to dread;
By night, they cuddle tightly
Their favourite little ted.
The bishop in his mitre,
The surgeon with his knife,
The heavyweight prize fighter
May all possess a Steiff.
The banker, great and lofty,
The champion of sport,
At heart, a great big softy
Who needs his Merrythought!
Behind each man successful,
A woman, so they tell;
But when your work is stressful
You need a bear as well!
And, as you read these phrases,
Permit a knowing smile –
For you are sane, not crazy
If you’re an arctophile**!
By Nigel Beeton
*It’s a very funny article – do look it up.
** person who loves or collects teddy bears