old romantic (Remove filter)
Old Romantic
Old Romantic
The roses gave her hay fever,
the chocolates made her fat,
if I were to believe her
that would be the end of that.
She complained the wine was bitter
and the card was over priced,
my verse didn’t raise a titter
‘cos it wasn’t very nice.
The lingerie was far too tight,
misunderstood agendas,
I looked a proper sight
in the stockings and suspender...
Tuesday 14th February 2017 7:27 pm
Recent Comments
Philip Stevens on This Imaginary Life-Part 3 (Nature)
54 minutes ago
Nigel Astell on June 2025 Collage Poem: You Watched the Trains Come, You Watched the Trains Go
7 hours ago
Tom Doolan on Poetry Is Pain
12 hours ago
David RL Moore on Too late too late
1 day ago
Rolph David on Love The Light, Embrace The Rain
1 day ago
Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh on The roads taken
1 day ago
Red Brick Keshner on still, the Earth breathes
1 day ago
Marnanel Thurman on The roads taken
1 day ago
Red Brick Keshner on where shadows do not drown
1 day ago
Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh on The Empty Streets of Ego’s March
1 day ago