Tag: Writing
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Catching Casanova
Giacomo Casanova (1725 – 1798). Ish. Picture the scene. It’s the mid-eighteenth century. We’re in Italy; Venice, actually. The Carnival is coming to its close. Noble folk (and lesser-noble for that matter!) are all partying like it’s 1999. All are dressed in elaborate clothing, wearing stunning full masks, some with head-dresses made out of the…
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Valentine’s Day set to move
Talks are taking place with the board of the International Allocation and Reallocation of Important and Strategic Dates Consortium (IRIS, previously known as ROSE: the Reallocation Of Some Events group, and before that HYACINTH: Ha! Yet Another Card Initiative Now Thought Historic) for the date of St Valentine’s Day to be moved. St Valentine of…
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Aphorodíta of Phoenicia
Aphorodíta, Cast in marble Watches through the years Yearning, Waiting, For Phoenicia, Her land to reappear One Phoenician, Her Phoenician, Adonis, She waits for too But cast in marble She waits forever For that’s All she can do. Behind the marble The story’s different, They live on Forever more Even in the Underworld, even if…
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Sticky Fingers
Valnetine’s, by Fnigers Valnetine’s is a snigleton’s curseLove dup couplesSome on ostyers, worseSharing glanecs arc oss a crowsed roomCandlelihgt banshing away the gloomTable for one with prics for twoAnd they only serve copules tir a meesooHerat shaped steaksAnd fanyc cakesWith showoof couplesOn expnesive datesFeeding each other ices cramWithout a sponThen left with sticky fnigersGroan. Too…
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Just Being Tomanova
Hi. I’m Tomanova. I’m sitting here, well, reclining actually, in my chaise longue. I don’t need to do anything else. I just sit here and be. I ooze. I drape. I put the oo in swoon. Well, you do when in my presence, truth be told. I pretend not to notice. Please try to control…