Once


from the ABC set

Once a pondered time,
in a prime Mary school,
I was a joke-shop
finger-nailed fool.

Tall tales tolled
- and pig-tails pooled-
I hid in the queendom,
where sugar-spice ruled.

Love Hearts' messages
were written on a kiss,
I see-saw her knickers
and she told Miss.

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Comments

lenchenelf | September 9, 2009 - 07:25

Funny, cute and clever atb lena

chuck | September 9, 2009 - 15:09

Ah, first love. It's never been quite the same.

mcscraic | September 10, 2009 - 07:07

The innoence of our childhood is but brief .
Once is just how we were .

Lovely work Ewan .
Mcscraic