Poetry Forum

I like a well-built biddy with a pair
showing, especially when I'm holding a
straight, but I don't much
care for women with poker
faces, long fringes or designer
shades.

The Vicar's wife knows a trick or two,
but she can't be bothered with
finesse -The Vicar burned his
bridges long ago playing pontoon with
the choirboys - now he sticks
religiously to Happy Families, except
for those exotic ecumenical trips to
Thailand where he loves a
game of Douze.

I'm playing Whist tonight with a new
partner from the Tea Dance - she's
yet to show her hand, but I feel my
Luck's about to change.

Geoff

What an opening -

"I like a well-built biddy with a pair
showing, especially when I'm holding a
straight"

Nice use of double entendre -

"can't be bothered with
finesse -The Vicar burned his
bridges"

Does "Douze" indicate freedom from Roman rules?

I do feel you didn't apply as much effort to the last verse - what about "misere ouverte" to play with.

All in all though, a very funny read.

Nice one

Mick

Thanks, Mick

I'm going through a trough just now, as you can see.

"Misere ouverte" sounds interesting Is it some kind of solo effort?

"Douze" is twelve in French (think Gary Glitter), as opposed to
Vingt-et-un/21/Pontoon.

Geoff

"Misere ouverte" is a bid in Whist where your partner has to turn all their cards face up and let you try to win your tricks (I think). It translates as "open misery", that's why I thought good use could be made of it.

Nice one with the "douze" thing.......I've just Googled it and found the Roman link that I was thinking about -

http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/m ... _id=145138

Gidday

Hey Geoff! I understood this one first go. It was a snap! You usually have me eucred for two weeks. You aren't going through a trough musically.

Hey I got a lot of laughs from this. Good one mate.

Cheers
Dave

'burned his bridges..... playing pontoon' Yes, nice one.

' now he sticks
religiously to Happy Families' - Is this a veiled reference to that Irish RC bishop, who was publicly denounced for playing family games?

'exotic ecumenical trips' - deserves a serious poem to sit in really, yet it seems comfortable enough here.

I hear Frankie Howard narrating this each time I read through it.

Risque and worth waiting for.

nice one

Barrie

If all else fails "its' an ecumenical matter" Father Ted.

"I like a well-built biddy with a pair
showing" lol, killer.

Fun read as usual.

Thanks, guys.

Mick -
Have you read any Asterix? My favourite is the one where he helps out the Brits, who are being beaten by the cunning Romans' tactic of only
offering battle at tea-time

Dave -
Snap? Welcome to BPA (Bad Puns Anonymous)

Barrie -
Frankie Howard? Praise indeed (titter ye not, I'm serious)

Kris -
I can imagine a game of pontoon, Mrs Doyle dealing.
Ted: "I'll stick, if you don't mind, Mrs Doyle"
Mrs D: "Are you sure you don't want to twist, Father? Go on......."

Cheers all
Geoff

A perfect antidote to a sentimental poem posted a week or two ago called Troubadour. It could have been less prosy in parts but it has a shine to it nevertheless. A bit of a Vicar and Tart party.