72 Miles From The Sea

Monday, 30 January 2023

So, if it is correct that

The plural of man is men

Then why is the plural of pan,

Pans and not pen

If clergymen can be defrocked

Can a promoter be demoted?

Should writers be described?

And musicians be denoted?

I quit my job at the refinery

In the helium gas zone

It was a good job but I refused

To be spoken to in that tone

Shots were fired at the choir

Which has affected morale

The Arizona News called it

“Gunfight at the Ok Chorale”

It is a sad fact of life that if

Several things can go to cock,

The one to be befall you

Will cause the most shock

There is absolutely no substitution

Or for that matter an easy solution

For a genuine lack of preparation

Friend’s first, then soul mates

Then we spoke of wedlock

Now our souls are intertwined

Since we joined in holy padlock