“Merriment and what-not. Don’t apologize. It’s just what would happen.”
Two for the price of one this month, from Wendy Cope.
Loss
The day he moved out was terrible -
That evening she went through hell.
His absense wasn’t a problem
But the corkscrew had gone as well.
Another Unfortunate Choice
I think I am in love with AE Houseman,
Which puts me in a worse-than-usual fix.
No woman ever stood a chance with Houseman
And he’s been dead since 1936.