The Mathematics of Love

First calculation: 1 in love + 1 in love = 3 or more together, for lovers shall reproduce. * Second calculation: 1 in love + 1 not in love = 1 repentant, for poor he will die of grief and mean she will regret it ever after. * Third calculation: 2 married - 1 unfaithful … Continue reading The Mathematics of Love

Lady Death, Good Night

If on a moony night Around the witching hour, While the weeping willow stoops before my window, And the mournful wind wails on the rooftop, Lady Death creeps out of the shadows And shows up in my room, And glides to my bed,   And on her way doffs her hat and slips out of her … Continue reading Lady Death, Good Night

If You Bathe At Least Once A Week, You Must Read This

Woman, when you bathe you think you are alone, But it is not so. In a shadowy corner, On a silky web, A tiny spider gapes, His eight eyes fixed with fascination On your soapy nudity. * In the dead of night, While you sleep, The tiny spider visits me, And I, bribing him with … Continue reading If You Bathe At Least Once A Week, You Must Read This