Monday, March 10, 2014

Sir Nickers of Not


Inspired by Sir Nicketty Nox written by Hugh Chesterman located in A Children’s Book of Verse, Illustrated by Eric Kincaid, Poems selected by Marjorie Rogers. (Brimax Books)

Sir Nicker was an old soul with none but embers aburn in loins near cold

Lucky for him his mind was firm and his sight not dimmed but clear with dreams of lust he still

Buckler forward he was slim as slim and dry as old leaf break

Princely rod was aged and his charge sputtered out still and yet the hope remained true

Thin measly was his ways towards all his hand a fist of turned inside out

Wife daughters knew his ways of great work work was the way to his miserly heart’s purse strings

Antique of old age of stone knew more youth than he if any wanted to ask his age

Worrying him cease not caused his mouth to tighten line mutter his walk and seize his locks of thin in hand of frail than paper loudly shouting bother me not

By

Felicia McCaw

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