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From Strugnell's Sonnets
From Strugnell's Sonnets
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Date Uploaded: Mar 3, 2008

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 From Strugnell's Sonnets
for D.M. Thomas
Wendy Cope

The expense of spirits is a crying shame,
So is the cost of wine. What bard today
Can live like old Khayyam? It's not the same--
A loaf and Thou and Tesco's Beaujolais.
I had this bird called Sharon. Fond of gin--
Could knock back six or seven. At the price
I paid a high wage for each hour of sin
And that was why I only had her twice.
Then there was Tracy, who drank rum and Coke.
So beautiful I didn't mind at first
But love grows colder. Now some other bloke
Is subsidizing Tracy and her thirst.
I need a woman, honest and sincere,
Who'll come across on half a pint of beer.


Wendy Cope is a wonderful English poet, with a super turn of phrase and a quick and very funny wit. We needed some laughs.

This is an old pic, I happened to be reading a book of her poems and thought of this one.

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 03/08/2008 10:36:14 AM
I'm grinning, enjoyed this immensely, both word and image.
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 03/04/2008 09:14:20 PM
Ya, what Don said. :) Love how you've processed this.
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 03/04/2008 09:59:05 AM
ha! this is a Rembrandt painting of a passed-out redneck vampirella. and yes, great poem.
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 03/04/2008 09:39:13 AM
Love the verse, welcome the humor! Excellent shot to match with that verse :-)
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 03/03/2008 09:46:51 PM
Fantastic photo that fits perfectly with the poem. Very funny.
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 03/03/2008 09:41:21 PM
YES YES!!! Keep them comin'. This is just too much fun.
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