The Lady of Shalott got
Caught up in virtual reality.
She spun
Her web
And found not fun,
But the sheer banality
Of the living dead.
Category Archives: poetry
When a Young Lady Riding a Cow
When a young lady riding a cow
Said, “please can you tell me how
To write good verse”,
I began to curse
As I landed on that there cow!
The Dangers of Sin
I met a group of young women
Whose pleasure it is to go sinning.
The good vicar Price
Warned me of vice,
So I left him with those women …
Melons
My fingers lingered
On cantaloupe melons.
A lady said,
“These cantaloupe melons
Are like snakes.
Alone in my bed
I considered her mistake …
Miss Bland
I met a young lady named Miss Bland
With whom I had a one night stand.
That spinster Miss Hocking
Found it real shocking.
But to me it was really quite bland!
Hogg’s Poetic Dog
There once was a man named Hogg
Who was famous for his poetic dog.
He lived in the lakes
With ducks and large snakes,
But they say I imagined that Hogg!
So-So
Standing by my bed
You said,
“Does it bother you?”
Red lights ahead,
But I went through.
The roof
Seldom falls in
On sin.
I never told you
The truth
But perhaps you know
It was merely so-so
There Was a Young Lady of Dundee
There was a young lady of Dundee
Who decided to climb a tall tree.
When they said, “are you high?”
She said, “that I emphatically deny!
There is no pot in this tree!”
A Talented Young Lady of Good Hope
A talented young lady of Good Hope
Is an expert in tying a rope.
Some men spend time blogging
About the pleasures of flogging.
As for me, I visit Good Hope …
Literary Miss Lou
A literary young lady named Miss Lou
Being determined that her book break through
Lobbed it at the window
Of a publisher I know,
And that book it did break through!