Oh charming, darling, starling
and strawberry clover mine,
I wonder where you're straying,
your red lips taste white wine.
Tomorrow, once a pedestal,
is now a coconut-shy;
the past was our piano-stool
now a hang my head and cry.
Bravely does the morning
deck out its washing line;
grey clouds send us scudding
to get it in on time.
And who now chops up dinner
and lays it in the pans;
who now builds up his muscle
and looks to read the banns?
Oh charming, darling, starling
and strawberry clover mine,
I wonder where you're straying,
your red lips taste white wine.
Tomorrow, once a pedestal,
is now a coconut-shy;
the past was our piano-stool
now a hang my head and cry.
JE LEEST
Gifts and Shards Vol 2
PoëzieThis is the second and final volume of 'Gifts and Shards'. This takes us from the second month to now well over three years later, though there were many C poems in the collections tracking the seasons. There are no similar stories!
