Welcome to Post-weekend Poetry and the twenty-seventh poem in this series. This week’s piece is by poet, short story author, scriptwriter and lyricist Ken Temple.
Love Lure
Looking for a lady, two years to five,
With whom to share my glorious life.
Must be endowed with fur like silk,
DISLIKEfish treats and buttered milk.
Must be painstakingly hygienic,
An optimist and not a cynic.
Not nag me when I come in late,
Or go wassailing with my mates.
You must love to hunt and bring back home,
The entire rodent, not just bare bones,
So I can take the lion’s share,
Then purr to show how much I care.
As for my part, I’m quite a catch,
I’ve got cream fur and eyes to match.
I will be frank and straight with you,
Tell you what you need to know and do.
I promise I will never shave,
Or become a sourpuss in my old days –
I will start off grumpy and be consistent,
That way you won’t even know the difference!
I bet you’re wishing right about now,
That you were a comely kitty gal!
If you are she, feel free to write –
Interviews will be throughout March. At night.
That was funny, thank you Ken.
Ken and his grandmother
Ken is a keen martial artist, pupil of the old-Japanese culture, avid chess / shogi player, video game and movie junkie and a rabid, foaming-at-the-mouth zealot of German-made cars. He also loves comics and good music, but then, he says, who doesn’t?
He can be found on Twitter: @TempleKenjamin and Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Ken.Temple.Animus and blogs at http://poozestan.tumblr.com and http://animusnews.wordpress.com.
If you’d like to submit your poem (40 lines max) for consideration for Post-weekend Poetry take a look here.
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