Mary Anne

What shall I do with you, Mary Anne,

You went outside in the storming,

The lightning flashed and it struck you dumb,

You couldn’t get up this morning.

I tried to give you a sweet caress

But you discharged on my finger,

I fear your voltage grows more, not less,

There’s no good reason to linger.

I wrapped a cable around your toe

Ran it to earth in the garden,

Your toe as well as the cable glowed,

I’m sorry, I beg your pardon.

There’s lightning flashes behind your eyes,

Your tongue is all of a sizzle,

The storm has gone but the rain keeps on

Although it’s only a drizzle.

I took you out to our rubbish bin

The neighbours thought I was fooling,

And sat you down on the surface tin,

I thought that it would be cooling.

But soon the bin was a glowing red

I hauled you off from the garbage,

As flames and smoke took the garden shed

And put an end to our garage.

I thought that I’d better hose you down

When water hit, it was frightening,

The bolt ran over the garden hedge

And burnt it down with its lightning.

What shall I do with you, Mary Anne,

You know that I love you dearly,

But I’ll never sleep in our bed again,

Till you are discharged, and feely.

David Lewis Paget

Reviews

[TPK Stories]

A short tale, it did not disappoint...a joy to read as always...

[Coyote Poetry]

This is true and wild tale my friend.
"You know that I love you dearly,
But I’ll never sleep in our bed again,
Till you are discharged, and feely."
The above lines. Perfect ending for this poem. Thank you my friend for sharing the amazing poetry.
Coyote

[Valentine]

Getting your humor back I see, very comical write. I always thought men wanted a well charged lady. Valentine

[Einstein Noodle]

oh man! started laughing at the third line and could not stop ...one of the most humorous poems i have read ..really grateful for the belly laugh you gave me this morning Lewis Paget! well done! and the perfect time for me to sign off the cafe and start me day ..love and peace sir!
E.