The One Incorruptible Servomechanism (The Princes' Mile)
Fancy Wills and Harry,
Hosing down a mule
Burdens they must carry
Burdens scarcely cruel
Let them fight a duel!
Fancy Marc and Cleo,
Formed in Gingerbread
Raisens in their bellies,
Currants on their head
Fancy tea and crumpets,
Caked with damson jam
Ceremonial trumpets
Offensive plates of spam
Fancy fae and sprite
Frolicking in the summer breeze
Running through the night
Tossing groatcakes to the trees.
Fancy men and doxies
Plucking pickled eels,
Pyxes and eek pixies
Honeybooms and thrills.
Fancy flies unending
Buzzing in and out
Coded warnings sending
To the men who doubt
Fancy faulty plumbing
Groaning through the night
Clogged for all the wastrels
Too cowardly to fight
Fancy follows fancy
Salting saccharine earth
Wishes upon dishes,
O what joyless mirth!
Faking Wills and Harry
Swilling down a beer
Di's boys can't be lushes!
Waiter! Over here!
Contributors: | Stacy, Roland, TG, P, KD, kelsey, The Agent Apsley, Steven Zetschka. |
Poem finished: | 28th October 1997. |