On Pandora's Bonnet
Perhaps I should have told her, perhaps she should have seen
And if I had been older, or scrupulously clean
She might have headed back
Perhaps I might have warned her, perhaps I might have guessed
That when the new day dawned her soul would get no rest
Among the grey and black
Perhaps I could have seen her, perhaps she wore the vest
That jumps to all conclusions, iamb and anapaest
From field unto the track
Perhaps I should have sold her, perhaps her native price
Should tempt me to be bolder, and pack her head in ice
And add her to the stack
Envoi:
These four regrets
As told to my pets
Will settle my debts
| Contributors: | TG, P, Roland. |
| Poem finished: | 3rd October 2002. |