ABPA - Australian Bush Poets Association

An exercise in slippery syllables and rubbery rhymes (thanks Maureen!):

There once was a time when I felt quite omniscient,
eminent master of all my domain.
I sowed my oats wildly and every kiss I sent
met with the plea: “Oh, please do it again!”
In days of my youth in one pure state of bliss I went
gambolling freely in meadows of luurve,
and, hand on my heart, I say each fair recipient
swore that my lips were a fountain of verve.
But sadly, alas, all my romping was transient,
nipped in the bud just as I hit my stride
when passion unleashed met a damsel insouciant,
scorning my gifts and deflating my pride.
Entrapped by this vixen, I cried “Let me loose I want
freedom once more to distribute my charms!”
She said “Listen, sonny, I’m not a subservient
simpering doll who’ll collapse in your arms,
so get with the plan, for the years as a Miss I’ve spent
tell me the lessons important in life…
if you want a ticket to heaven, not discontent,
buy me a ring and then make me your wife!”

David

I'd accept


you would woo me with words full of beauty and glorious
I’d be the damsel and you’d be victorious

Great poem David you clever little possum you

. Good one David. It's interesting how long ' serious " words are so easily adapted to comic verse.

Many thanks, Maureen...enjoyed your challenge. Although anything but a possum! Those clever little devils recently chewed/clawed their way into the heating ducts under our house. Result? Noise, smell, cost of repair/replacement etc. So I'm not too kindly disposed towards them at the moment!

You're right, Neville, there's a lot of fun to be had playing around with complex words. Sort of a surprise element combined with a sense of the ridiculous.

Cheers
David

Great fun David, and very appealing to the ear.
Regards
Robyn

Thanks, Robyn!

Cheers
David