Please bring the wine cuz I’m flat broke,
I couldn’t even buy a can of Coke.
But once you smell my heart’s sweet rose,
you’ll only wish you were all nose.
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TWO NOSTALGIC POEMS ON COUNTRY/WESTERN MUSIC COUNTRY/WESTERN SINGERS OF THE 1950’S Song Lyrics of Nostalgic Country Music Artists By Roy…
Thank you for the clarification, Julian. I still think that the use of the word "poesy" cannot be reasonably understood…
Eric, as a former academic with several degrees who has taught at several universities, I am in complete agreement with…
Dear Readers, thank you all for your kind comments. I'm glad you enjoyed the poems.
The extented rhyme across lines 2, 4, 6 and 8 of each stanza is beautifully Spenserian in its musicality. Yours…
This one was impudent but on point. I like a scandalous verse now and then. So much was not said, which says it all. I’ve heard that Latin is like that.
This is based on a longer Catullus poem (carmen 13), and gives an echo of only the last two or three lines. The “Coke” reference, of course, is a modern interpolation.