Fitz Guerin, 1902
Karen the Medievalist Finishes Her Exams
Karen wrote all her exams
From Tuesday is redeemed
Now's she's planning other scams
The one's she's always dreamed
Corrupt an uncorrupted saint
Write some saucy verse
Teach a libertine restraint
Then steal his loaded purse
Order up some fine champagne
Eat bread and clams with sauce
Teach a priest how to abstain
And show him who's the boss
One hopes she'll make a witches brew
To conjure up the past
Dance a gigue with raucous crew
In century 'fore the last
To the Goddess she will gift
A half of her red wine
And through the words of Rimbaud sift
And swim with the divine
For Spring's the season to release
To meet bad faeries' glance
Preferably if it's in Nice
In Dionysian dance.
Theo van Joolen©2010
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Facebook Status of Karen Adams [19 March 2009]: "Written exams done - and I am most likely redeemed from Tuesday."
From Tuesday is redeemed
Now's she's planning other scams
The one's she's always dreamed
Corrupt an uncorrupted saint
Write some saucy verse
Teach a libertine restraint
Then steal his loaded purse
Order up some fine champagne
Eat bread and clams with sauce
Teach a priest how to abstain
And show him who's the boss
One hopes she'll make a witches brew
To conjure up the past
Dance a gigue with raucous crew
In century 'fore the last
To the Goddess she will gift
A half of her red wine
And through the words of Rimbaud sift
And swim with the divine
For Spring's the season to release
To meet bad faeries' glance
Preferably if it's in Nice
In Dionysian dance.
Theo van Joolen©2010
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Facebook Status of Karen Adams [19 March 2009]: "Written exams done - and I am most likely redeemed from Tuesday."