They say I try to wind you up because I am fond of you They say you are far too kind and should slap my face quite often They say if I were to look into your gentle eyes for more than eight seconds Then I would be forever in love with you
But then, I asked, what would become of me?
They said my goose would be cooked at long last They said I would spend my days writing love poems to you And I would have no time for mischief making
Could I escape this terrible fate I asked
They said " of course. Just stop trying to wind the lovely lady up"
I said I would try.
And they buried faces in their hands in disappointment
I could not bear their anguish. I told them that I might not last a day
They smiled, well relieved and gave me a book by Browning Read it well and practice was all they'd say
R.K.C. Dec99.
About the author:
Richard Walker is an English author who has had these four books published in hardback version and is now presenting his work in electronic form: Sing A Song of Stopsley, To Catch The Shadow of The Moon, The Ballad of Baggy Mag, and Vox Angelicus (The angel voices of Luton). Read about them here: ebooks