Princess of Lille
The prettiest mirror on the island
I wanted to let you know
That every man wants to have
At least one flower
Of happiness
For their wife.
O Beautiful soul
I have for you
A gorgeous scarf for your breasts
A bouquet of pretty flowers
One keg of wine
And a crate full of nuts
To make you happy
For the entire rainy season.
Copyright © July 2017, Hebert Logerie, All rights reserved
Hébert Logerie is the author of several books of poetry.
The Mermaid of Copenhagen*
Reportedly lost her noggin
Sans bikini top
A vigilant cop
Suggested Ilene go joggin'
*Den Lille Havfrue, København
Found herself a man
A long intimate murder
Years without her grace
Bernadette, ex-midinette,
now leaving Paris:
shop-girl day before.
Paris takes long time to leave,
with all the arrondissements...
Bernadette, ex-midinette
swaps shop-girl airs
for country air.
Paris now seen distantly:
the Eiffel Tower.
Perfect future lies in front
near Lille, or similar.
Shop-girl the day before.
Tells me not to harp on this
and holds up middle finger.
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A midinette is a Parisian shop-girl.
5/1/2015
There was a black colt from Bastille
Who wooed a fair filly at Lille
She asked, “Do you know ?”
He replied, “So so”
So she had to lead him through the drill
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