Writings
Writings
Otter Nonsense
It’s hard to understand otters:
they mix up their letters
and only use voles
Something Original
Yes. I remember Adlestrop –
The church, because one afternoon
We went inside and had a look
And I wrote a comment in the visitors’ book.
Not lovely or peaceful or simply divine!
No. Something original: a genuine sign
Of my appreciation.
I wrote well maintained
And for a minute you scowled at me
As if to say
I should have been more respectful,
More religious,
And it seemed that God agreed
As the sky growled and it rained.
The Man in Denim Shorts
I only went in to get fruit and veg.
Shortly after entering I was put on edge.
Oh, what I would have done for a hedge
or a wall to conceal the view!
The man in denim shorts was there.
It was incredibly hard not to stare.
Such a display of bulges is rare.
I didn’t know what to do.
I’d seen cycling shorts baggier than those.
To think that he actually chose
to wear such inappropriate clothes.
I was in a state of shock.
Yes, I admit my pulse did quicken
and a lump in my throat began to thicken.
I hadn’t come in to get some chicken
but I did see a cock.
Midnight in the Newsagent’s
It’s so quiet,
so still,
so stationery,
you could hear a pen drop.