Tuesday, 27 July 2010

1422 - The Dorset corset

There was a big girl who lived in Dorset
She thought, ‘Hmm. If I just wore a corset,
Then I’d no longer need to feel upset
And I’d get myself a man by sunset!’

Of course, once her mind on this course was set
She set out on her horse at a brisk trot
But slowed somewhat at Cerne Abbas. A pat
Of her horse, shake of reins, and she soon got

To Dorchester, to select her corset
Reds, greens, blues, yellows, but her favourite
Was a tiny one, of the colour jet
Black. Shiny, with laces all upon it

The slack saleswoman smiled as she forced it
Around that ample bosom, but tore it!

2 comments:

  1. HEe hee hee, how very ribald! Did she get a man by sunset? We shall assume she was unsuccessful in this endeavour ... quite poignant beneath the humour, quite slapstickle.

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  2. Hi Jude - ta, like. It was just a bit of fun, in the vein of rustic folk tales and songs - yes, i spose it's kind of sad too - but that's comedy I guess. You got the Cerne Abbas bit, i'm sure. You can't talk about Dorset without mentioning that!

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