The highland men stood
upstaged and up-skirted,
tradition of red rage
mocked and flirted
by a very-cherry lipstick smile
on the face of an outrageous
burlesque stripper
easing down her silvery zipper.
Turns out
that’s not Athena’s shield
But a pastie
for Aphrodite to wield.
These well-worn words
have been said before,
but remember my friends:
Make love, not war
upstaged and up-skirted,
tradition of red rage
mocked and flirted
by a very-cherry lipstick smile
on the face of an outrageous
burlesque stripper
easing down her silvery zipper.
Turns out
that’s not Athena’s shield
But a pastie
for Aphrodite to wield.
These well-worn words
have been said before,
but remember my friends:
Make love, not war
LOL! Bawdy fun, Mary!
ReplyDeletelol, thanks Eric :o)
ReplyDeleteThere's a girl after my own heart! LOL
ReplyDeleteThanks Jinksy! I've read you enough to take that as quite a complement :o)
ReplyDeleteLove being the operative word here !!!!!! LOL
ReplyDeleteYup :o)
ReplyDeleteVery clever take Mary!
ReplyDeleteBravo!
Anna :o]
Thanks Anna!
ReplyDeleteBrilliant. Love your clever wit!
ReplyDeletehehe :)
ReplyDeleteThank you um...er...Socks!
ReplyDeleteHaze - glad it gave you a chuckle
Last line was really correct
ReplyDeleteAlthough to you want me to go all gutter with erect
Nah we won't go there because it's late
So I will close that gate
But it was very well done
And a great one you did just for fun
So good night
And don't worry I'll continue the rhyming fight
Ah a pastie of all things...but agree..make love not war...may we all heed that call..bkm
ReplyDeleteOh wow.. lolss
ReplyDeletepastie..? ;)
Very well said Mary! Loved it absolutely.. :)
Indeed make love n not war..
Hugs xoxox
A lovely one, Mary, believe it or not I was going to go for a fun one this week too, but it turned gothic in the end.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the laugh.
sweet/great take..
ReplyDeletesmiles.
Thanks Pat Hatt for coming back
ReplyDeleteand leaving a little rhyming crack
I'm glad if the poem gave you a smile
as you were rhyming all the while
bkm - thanks for reading!
Olivia - thank you! It was silly, but...
Brigid - thanks! I do love when you do funny!
PPPL - thanks :o)
this made me smile...enjoyed the read and loved the...very-cherry lipstick smile..
ReplyDeleteNaughty Mary! Loved it but... don't you need two!
ReplyDeleteClaudia - thanks, just a silly one. And very cherry is an actualy lip stick color!
ReplyDeleteStafford - um....good point, lol
Grandmas - thanks, I'll check it out
That wasn't Juan Sanchez Villa-Lobos Ramirez per chance?
ReplyDeleteVery cool poem. The playfulness of the tone and the manner of inverting images of war/battle/fighting give a good heft to the poem despite, as you said, the silliness. An aside I'm sure you already know - just because it's silly doesn't mean it isn't sharp. Most excellent in the context of the 95 or so wars currently being fought. Take it easy & good writing,
ReplyDeletecrb.
Thanks...I think you are one of those wise fools ;-)
ReplyDeletelove this mary! thank you for your visit!
ReplyDeleteWonderful work! I love how you contrast war with love. :) Beautiful poem!
ReplyDeleteSteven - lol, yes :o)
ReplyDeletefiveloaf - thank you!
argentpoet - thanks for your kind words, and for visiting
I love this. LOVE it!! The best of yours, I think. I love the juxtaposition of the time periods. wow.
ReplyDeleteOh, thanks so much Tess! :o)
ReplyDeleteHowdy!
ReplyDeleteStarting a new feature at my blog called The MicroFiction Muse! Please pop in and take a look and hope to see you next week! :O)
http://dianeestrella.com/?p=5099
I'll check it out Daine. Thanks for stopping by.
ReplyDeleteGeez your muse must have took a hike
ReplyDeleteAnd forgot her bike
As you haven't posted in a while
Are my rhymes cramping your style?..LOL
Yes!!! My muse is MIA
ReplyDeleteso for now I've nothing to say :O(