[lit-ideas] Re: Bad Poetry Competition 2011: Romantic/Touched

  • From: Donal McEvoy <donalmcevoyuk@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 09:34:44 +0100 (BST)

The second is 'the genuine article', the first is by David who, cor blimey may 
the lawd strike me with a ten stretch in chokey if it ain't, is sometimes 
possessed of the spirit of Dick van Dyke in 'Mary Poppins'. 'Strawdinary.

--- On Thu, 16/6/11, David Ritchie <ritchierd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: David Ritchie <ritchierd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Bad Poetry Competition 2011
> To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Thursday, 16 June, 2011, 3:06
> Romantic
> 
> This sea that bares her bosom to the moon,
> reminds me of a stripper, nice girl, name of June,
> I met once after a party in Torquay.
> Me and 'er 'it it off, if you take my meaning,
> walked along the strand, hand in hand, like you do,
> and kissed, and then our thoughts and grips did go...
> well wild, like, it's natural in the young, romantic, so
> I popped the question, din I, an' to this day, I'm 'ere to
> say,
> that a woman what knows when to say "no," is a lifesaver,
> for all the turmoil and boil,
> passion on gas mark six, 'ot... my god,
> bubbling like water round a free minute egg,
> in amongst all dat, wot I fought I wanted and what was
> actual on the cards,
> in the fuchah,
> was two different fings,
> an' she, bless 'er 'eart, could count.
> There was a lot of wisdom there.
> More than I deserve.
> 
> Touched
> 
> Turning her head
> she said
> it's a touch of the sun you've got
> yes I dare say
> a touch of her sun
> of her youth
> of her beauty
> a touch of her on the brain
> a touch of middle age coming on
> a touch of the moon
> a touch of longing
> for a touch
> for more than a touch
> that means
> yes
> why not?
> we are here
> alone
> on this high hillside
> touched by the breeze
> by the sun
> and not touching.
> 
> David Ritchie,
> Portland, Oregon
> 
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