The Fishes' Ball
The shrimp went off to the fishes' ball
Wearing a top hat and snails.
He'd borrowed six squid from a loan shark
And got a new jacket from Wales.
He wanted to find a damsel fish,
An angelfish or dace;
Perhaps a piano tuna who,
Might take him to her plaice.
But midnight found him desolate -
He felt he could linger no longer.
The sexy octopus he'd found
Had injured him during the conger.
It hadn't been like a dance at all
But more of a strenuous tussle.
The partners he'd sought, left the shrimp overwrought
And all that he'd pulled was a mussel.
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Puntomime Poem |
Relationship |
Highway Rubbery |
Whilst this is true - Fox goes further to insist that it can be said amusingly. An idea that is perhaps best shown in “Working Class Poet”
If you have ever tried to find comic poetry, which is actually funny,
you will know that it is very hard to do.
As a teacher Fox solved this problem by writing his own.
"Midnight Jogger" was published in 1988 by Cygnus Books and went to reprint after six months.
This was followed by, "Moving Heaven and Earth". This was published while Paul was resident poet at JCB Rocester ...Read More