Poem of the Month – February 2022 – Jill Wherry
The Poem of the Month for February 2022, selected by 2022 Anthology Editors, Veronica and David Cookson, is Random Thoughts on Love by Jill Wherry. The commended poem for February is Butterfly Steps by Avalanche.
Random Thoughts on Love
Jill Wherry
I’d like to make love to a teacher.
I’m partial to qualified men;
Unless he’s a tad too judgemental,
Awarding me marks out of ten.
I used to make love to a policeman,
One very attached to his gun.
Though I didn’t enjoy this obsession,
His handcuffs were ever such fun.
I refused to make love to a Santa
So sensibly I knocked him back,
Until he seduced me with presents
And I ended up in the sack.… Click for more