Tawdry Audrey is a game old bird

still seeks out boozers,

consorts with iffy bruisers. 

What's wrong with that I say

 

she should have her way

at variance with the precious set

and their post renaissance views. 

What should it matter if in a material sense

she is one of life's grand losers?

 

A day out with Tawdry Audrey could still 

be a last slice of life for its own sake

as if paradise was a slightly grubby

seedy birthday cake

a joke to be shared like the one about four candles.