Friday 25 March 2011

Peckham Ryeku















On Peckham Rye I wonder why
I have been bitten by a dragonfly,
Why pretty things should have the gall
To cause any kind of hurt at all.
That's not to say an ugly thing
Is bound to bite or scratch or sting,
But one does expect a pussy cat
To be nicer than a sewer rat.

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