This is the parody of
Philip Larkin's "
This Be The Verse"), which begins:
They tuck you up, your mum and dad.
They may not mean to but they do.
They give you all the
quilts they have
And add some
pillows just for you.
According to
E2 user
Dreamvirus: "I have heard that the first line is not actually a
parody, but was first spoken by a radio
broadcaster who was reading
Larkin's poetry, and said 'tuck' on the
spur of the moment so as not to shock the
listeners."
The poet
Adrian Mitchell allegedly wrote this
parody, although it doesn't seem to
exist in its full form
online.
The middle
verse is missing, but the last is supposedly:
Man hands on
happiness to man.
It shines out like a
sweetshop shelf.
So love your parents all you can
And have some
cheerful kids yourself.
Frankly, I
applaud whoever wrote this, as I was considering doing
something similar myself.
Larkin's poetry is so damn
miserable, someone needs to
transform all of his
poems like this one.