Making Love

Those early days of passion when we went at it like rabbits
 now long since have been replaced by crochet, crosswords and such habits.
A sudden wave of passion and straight up the stairs we tramp,
only to find when both undressed that one of us has cramp.
And changing our positions gets a knee thrust in the guts
or worse still there's that sudden scream from badly twisted nuts.
The last lap interrupted by the call of someone's bladder
or the window cleaner falling back in shock from off his ladder.
Those days of quiet bonding now replaced by loud commands
or the cursing from you rolling over, trapping both my hands.
The elegance of Karma Sutra that we used to know
now replaced by Sumo wrestling from a pair of buffaloes.
So nowadays when our urges flare we wonder do we risk it
and end up lying side by side with cups of tea and biscuits.
Should one of us find that we're now on all cylinders firing,
we'll have a hug and just hold hands-
since that is far less tiring.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Murray Avatar
July 24, 2016 at 5:08 AM
How strange...my eldest brother gave me exactly that advice Viv.....to just be like him and have tea and Mariets biscuits instead. Oh NO!! not for me I cried. I have 23 years of a stale marraige to catch up on. May I please post this to my Facebook page? It's hilerious.
Murray Avatar
July 25, 2016 at 4:43 AM
Yes Jacob's. But spelt Marieta. My mistake. Between you and me, I promise never to pull your tail Viv.
Wigley Avatar
July 24, 2016 at 10:14 PM
Of course you can, Jean. Between you and me I still have a tiger in my tank.. Viv x ps- not familiar with Mariets biscuits, but when I visited my Grandparents in Dublin as a child, I remember the smell coming from the Jacobs biscuit factory in Tallaght. Lovely. And their Jamboree biscuits always tasted better than the ones at home x
Shaw Avatar
July 23, 2016 at 2:15 AM
Tell it how it is "Viv" - tell it how it is . . . : )
Wigley Avatar
July 24, 2016 at 12:34 AM
Sometimes it's hard, Indiana. There's a joke in there somewhere..... Viv x
Quigley Avatar
July 16, 2016 at 3:17 PM
Hysterical!
Wigley Avatar
July 17, 2016 at 12:25 AM
Thanks Tom, as time marches on, the mind races off and leaves the body far, far behind.... :( . Regards, Viv
Bateman Avatar
July 15, 2016 at 8:54 AM
Hello Viv, This is a quite wonderful Rhyme, chuck full of definite humor with past/present interpersonal circumstances. Life does get more interesting for sure as we find out that some of the things that "fired us up" when we were younger, are, at best now, bland and mundane. The "pair of buffaloes" image is priceless. Excellent Work!! A Big Seven!! Cheers and Best, Gary
Wigley Avatar
July 16, 2016 at 12:17 AM
Mark 14:38. Very apt, as I get older, Gary. Thanks for dropping by. Regards, Viv
La France Avatar
July 13, 2016 at 11:13 PM
Viv, this was hilarious and I love your humour so much, 7 and ps... my love poem is finished now, the suspense is over ~
Wigley Avatar
July 13, 2016 at 11:26 PM
Thanks BW, I've started using Viagra on my eyebrows just to make them work :( . Right, I'm off to see your poem, Viv x
Allison Avatar
July 13, 2016 at 5:17 PM
Oh this made me laugh out loud Mr Viv - so great to see your humour back on soup:-) :-) hugs Jan xx7
Wigley Avatar
July 13, 2016 at 5:20 PM
Thanks Jan, talking of bed, it's way past yours. Viv x
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