“Cherche les Broads!”
Yes, I have thoughts of lust.
It’s really nicer than being tough.
Oh, I can’t get enough
of a woman’s spirited walk
that makes the sidewalk blush,
her dress stretched like chewing gum
with a canter so feminine, so fun.
Ah! If I could maintain that pace
she would certainly be worth the chase.
And panting—as I would be, as I would be,
I’d beg her to slow down for little old me…
And invite her to share some tea…
and play cards with a roué like me.
Charles N. Inge is a Lynden, Washington resident and frequent writer for Northwest Prime Time. This is an excerpt of his poem “Cherche les Broads.” More Cherche later. Tune in!
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