Christmas lights flicker
a till receipt flutters by
The Castle Hotel
© Gail Foster 25th December 2022
Categories:
devizes, christmas, color, england, image,
Form: Haiku
The votes of the folk of The Vize
Be all Tory, well there's a surprise
The hills are all blue
With a loud tally hoo
What's to do? I don't know but one tries
© Gail Foster 5th May 2017
Categories:
devizes, confusion, england, political, satire,
Form: Limerick
In Devizes, during Carnival, we have a Confetti Battle...
We dance in town, as bright confetti falls
Upon our hallowed ground, we move as one
The old and young among the market stalls
All blessed by Ceres and the setting sun
We move as one, we laugh, we catch the light
In coloured flickers deep within our eyes
A cloud of happiness, a merry flight
Of beautiful beribboned butterflies
We dance in town, bedecked like bridesmaids gay
Our hair all strewn with prettiness and joy
Our cares for one brief moment blown away
We move as one, man, woman, girl and boy
As, blessed by Ceres in her wedding gown
We all, as one, are married to our town
© Gail Foster 2016
Categories:
devizes, beauty, color, community, culture,
Form: Sonnet
I know men, young and old, from Devizes
Who are wolves in surprising disguises
Sometimes girls are as bad
But it’s often the lad
Who, for whoring, has shelves full of prizes
Pretty Trowbridge girls, all in a row
There will always be one that’s a ho
And some may like a lay
But not all of them, hey
Just maybe the ones that you know
So, fine upstanding men from Devizes
Rendered ‘helpless’ by fit pairs of thighses
Be more cautious when drunk
More in charge of your s***k
Less “Not me, it was her, with her eyeses”
by Gail
Categories:
devizes, confusion, drink, england, humor,
Form: Limerick