Love this Christina. Sounds like it was done to the tune of a Bollywood
song. I nearly laughed aloud. I'm not normally given to such things hence
the quietude. Great stuff.
bw
James
>From: Christina Fletcher <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Pennine Poetry Works <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: New sub: Pet Pooch Pinched by Satan's Sweeper (and a reply to
> Christine B)
>Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2002 05:31:37 EDT
>
>I'm very sorry to be so unspeakably noisy at the moment. It's because I've
>had builders in, so I'm stuck at home at the computer, bored out of my
>skull.
> The good news is that they finish on Monday:-)
>Anyhow, by way of a reply to Christine's question about the form of the
>last
>pome, this follows the original pattern that one was written in but I
>changed
>the line breaks and made four line stanzas into three line stanzas.
>bw
>christina
>
>
> Pet Pooch Pinched by Satan's Sweeper
>
> After the shampoo and shears,
> I was left with the sweepings.
> Monsoon boots - it was dressed to kill -
> all curls, double-soled and Velcroed.
>
> I was left with the sweepings.
> Diamond collar, silk leash,
> all curls, double-soled and Velcroed -
> I'm used to that.
>
> Diamond collar, silk leash -
> the world at its paws.
> I'm used to that -
> that Bollywood, cock your leg on my door,
>
> the world at its paws.
> Mumbai mistress in Versace,
> Bollywood cock your leg on my door.
> No bollocks - they were snipped.
>
> Mumbai mistress in Versace,
> chauffeur to Malabar Hills.
> No bollocks. They were snipped
> long ago when its tail was docked.
>
> Chauffeur to Malabar Hills,
> buttered meat for supper.
> Long ago, when its tail was docked,
> I lived on dal and rice. No pickles.
>
> Buttered meat for supper -
> I like buttered meat. Very tasty.
> I lived on dal and rice. No pickles.
> Here, poochi-woochi. Nice doggy...
>
> I like buttered meat. Very tasty
> after the shampoo and shears.
> Here, poochi-woochi, nice doggy...
> Monsoon boots? It was dressed to kill.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> christina fletcher
>
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