This Poem was Submitted By: John R. Birkbeck On Date: 2001-11-25 14:38:58 . . . Click Here To Mail this Poem to a Friend!

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Of Love For Savannah

The serif-like handles of her Shropshire chinaware are delicate, like her extended little finger, as she sips Ceylon Tea, and tellin Mizz Hackney that strictest decorum is to be observed heah in this ole live-in mausoleum. The Colonel's portrait on the mantlepiece  is fading through the years, and the moustache makes him look as if he's grinning still, the rascal! She drove that first night far from her mind, long, long ago, although she still talks about it all the time, even to Old Polly and all her teen-aged  granddaughters. --Be gentle, Colonel-- she had said as they settled  onto the blue  counterpane, -- Ah hate lust; it's so undignified!

Copyright © November 2001 John R. Birkbeck

Additional Notes:
I wonder if I should have thrown in a ghost here. Also, I feel as if the ending is either too abrupt, or even relevant. Any ideas out there? This is the first time I've ever presented this poem anywhere.


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