pardon my french

a poem I wrote a few years ago...a vent at another site.....when I found it, I realized every site has its "stuff"

cartoon by Tony Sohra

If you will, mademoiselle

please pardon my French

but your whining and moaning

have a malodorous stench 

Domestic adventures

notwithstanding you see

through life experience

I’ve learned a thing or three

I won’t call you “mon ami”

that would be presumptuous n’est pas?

But your undue displeasure

muddies your ink reservoir 

You see, the world will not sob

they’ll not shed a tear

when drama’s the train

and you’re the engineer 

Écoutez for a moment

put emotion on the shelf

really look in the mirror

try to analyze yourself 

Hanging out dirty laundry

won’t make it disappear

Your confabulations come off

as a bit insincere 

Silky unmentionables

are meant for the boudoir

for the eyes of your lover

your Romeo, your Czar 

And complaints are just like garters

geesh, what else can I say?

Keep them under your skirt mademoiselle

la fin, s’il vous plaît 

Reviews

[CD Campbell]

I love this. The poor me poem is boring. We moan and cry, why me? I get tired of reading that kind of stuff. Life is hard, deal with it. Very, very witty Lydi. I love the french language and have tried to learn it many times over the years, but the use of a foreign language and rhyme is daring. I am happy to have read this. CD

[Lydia Shutter]

I took four years of French in high school and college and while I am certainly not fluent in the language, I think sprinkling of it throughout a poem gives it that extra "je ne sais quois!" :) Thank you very much for your review, CD. Lydi**

[Sheila Kline]

Bravo - there are those who live, breathe and dine on drama and as you so eloquently express, "It just ain't appreciated".........love this!! Expressions, choice of language certainly enhances the message, and the pic are all divine! Love the dirty laundry, silky unmentionables and complaints like garters - what a way to undress this "dime store, bargain basement dressed" damsel.
It matters not the age - the adults do it just as often as the kids. I hope your words were able to make a difference and bring improvement to one who was obviously a trouble maker!

[Lydia Shutter]

Not on that other site, Sheila, but at least I tried. After this poem, I became the terrible person who upset the drama queen. Such is life. Still happy I wrote it! :) Thanks for the wonderful review. Lydi**

[Sheila Kline]

Oh, I can relate..........you should "see" what I wrote on another site concerning those who were seemingly never tired of picking me apart....LOL I titled it, "Words On The Backs of Serpents" - not as lovely as yours, but I certainly made a point!! We can just live without the drama - there's enough of it in real life to deal with!!!

[Lydia Shutter]

You know it!

[Cerise]

A witty and cleverly written piece of poetry....very eloquently delivered..well done

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you, Cerise. Lydi**

[Fran Marie]

A witty and cleverly written piece of poetry..like the title play on words..telling the drama queen to calm down and put a lid on it sounds so much sweeter in French...very eloquently delivered..nice..

[Lydia Shutter]

:) Thanks so much, Fran Marie...everything sounds better in French! LOL Lydi**

[ANTO]

So would this be classed as a French (open) Letter ? (joking)
Class they name is Lydi(double astérisque)

Brilliant dear Lydia :)

[Lydia Shutter]

smiling here. Anto, you are funny! Thanks so much! Lydi**

[~]

Ahah, this was painful but really funny. I love your wit my lovely friend. I do agree, sometimes, I feel like a flashback in high school (although some of the teen kids on this page are more mature than some of the adults :D)
loved it!! Tres jolie!!

[Lydia Shutter]

Merci, mon amie! :) You are so right....a lot of immature behavior on many poetry sites and the chronological age has nothing to do with it. Thank you. Lydi**

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Lovely spirited and witty piece and I hope she listened lol.

[Lydia Shutter]

Nope, she did not.....but that is usually the case, right? Thanks for the review, John. Lydi**