Monthly Archives: August 2023

Anaconda

I’m dating a young lady named Ronda

Who is extremely fond of her anaconda.

When I say to her, “dear,

We will get married next year”,

She says, “I’m fonder of my anaconda!”.

I Shall Stand Aside

I shall stand aside

And let the wind decide

And where the wind blows

I too will go.

She Didn’t Kiss Goodbye

She didn’t kiss goodbye, and I

Thought of those who meet

Under a rented sheet.

 

 

Some pass all time in rhyme,

While others take lovers

Who do not kiss goodbye.

Grief

Sometimes my belief

Is that grief

Conquers all.

Then I recall

The air

In late August

Carrying hay

And coming Autumn.

Such sweet air

Carries no despair.

Fantasies of Twos and Threes

Fantasies of twos and threes.

Hard bought kisses

From scheming young misses

Create an old rake’s blisses

Where girl’s perfume

Hangs on hands

In lonely rooms.

Strawberry Ice

When a young lady eating Strawberry Ice

Said, “there can  be absolutely no vice!”.

They said, “Claire,

Steady on there!

And wear something with that Strawberry Ice!”.

Shocking Miss Hocking

When a naughty young lady named Hocking

Did something that was really quite shocking,

A vicar called Hubbard

Hid in a cupboard,

And me, I hid with Miss Hocking …

Lou Who Was Known for Wearing 1 Shoe

There was a young lady named Lou

Who was known for wearing 1 shoe.

When they asked her why

She’d point to the sky,

And say, “there flies my other shoe!”.

How Quickly August Slips into September

How quickly August slips into September.

I remember how the Spring

Was full of birdsong

And opening flowers.

 

In December

I remember

Long spring hours

And birdsong.