I have this feeling,
Kinda excited,
Little anxious.
Body on edge,
Sends my mind reeling.
Can't stop smiling.
Does he think of me I wonder?
Bit of a fumbler.
Blissfully daydreaming,
That first kiss,
Hmmmm,
Lips so tempting.
Enibriated confusion,
In total splendor.
Anticipation delightful,
Make it worth the wait,
Unfocused stares,
Playing tricks on my mind.
A delicious little escape,
That's all it will be,
Unfortunately.
Good enough for me,
Actually.
Can't sacrifice,
My dear heart,
That's right there on my sleeve.
Pinch of salt,
Grain of sand,
Arms length distance,
That's where he will stand.
Unexpected to say the least,
Turned out nicer,
However,
Still somewhat a beast.
Walls sky high,
Too high for just anyone
To reach.
Always on guard,
Protecting my heart,
Sadly irreparably scarred.
Nicely unexpected,
So, so nice.
So much smiles,
I even heard my own laughter.
In my head you'll stay.
That way,
We will never have to part ways.
Scaly Kelly scrawled a scribble rolled up into a scroll
Kept it in the Dolly's baguette and waited for the fall
But Dolly was fumbler-bumbler
Constitutionally humbler
Kissed the baguette goodbye and jumped on a jumbo spring roll
Scaly Kelly © RAJAT KANTI CHAKRABARTY November 2014
O tell me about a snoddy gumboot
Of a soul; black as Guiness -
A drinker of dirty water; a wordsmith,
A conjurer and fumbler; bearer of
Levity and pork sausages, a stout
Fellow with the learning as big as
The Cork and Kerry Mountains;
You thrown-out words of Dublin...
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