As Valentines approaches
Girls finger brooches
Wondering which one to wear.
“Is that dress
Too short?
Or ought I
To show more thigh?”
Elsewhere, men with greying hair
Sit alone
And, reaching for the telephone
Make calls To girls who
(Strictly between me and you)
Have nothing to do
Other than to play
At Valentines, for a day.
When a young lady who is Divine
Asked me to be her Valentine,
My wife Clair
Said, “he is washing his hair”,
But it was washed by 9 …
When a young lady whose name is Lou
Behaved in a manner most blue,
I said, “you would look quaint
Covered in red paint,
But blue doesn’t suit you Lou”!
—
When a young lady by the name of Lou
Jumped in a vat of glue,
And I asked her why?
She made reply,
“Its just something I like to do”!
Her caress
Recollected.
He thought they connected.
She returned unexpected
For the dress.
Forgot
There was a young lady named Lou
Who fell in love with Andrew.
But Andrew loved Claire,
Who was having an affair
With a man employed by a zoo!
There once was a man named Moat
Who went to sea with a goat.
When his ship it sank,
The captain, Frank
Said, “will someone save that goat”!
—
There once was a young lady named White
Who haunted my home at night.
A sceptic named Ted
Said, “the dead are forever dead”,
Now she haunts his house at night”!
There is a young lady named Lorraine
Who often causes me pain.
Whenever I am cut
By her stilettos on my foot,
She says, “please, don’t wear them again”!
To understand me
Read my poetry
Or, maybe …
A very good piece by Sir Andrew Motion, former UK Poet Laureate, in which he gives his top 10 tips for being a successful poet. I particularly agree with his view that poets should not cut themselves off from the world or, as he puts it “live in an ivory tower”. I also agree with Motion that its important to read lots. For the article please visit https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-29538180.
A young man whose name was Lee
Wrote a poem when aged only 3,
Which a literary critic called Wood
Considered so very good,
That he framed both poem and Lee!
