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Aug 2020
...And a lady in a red dress?
A glass of red.

We play conversational poker and come out with
The ace of spades and high-heels to match!

But I’ve never been to Vegas
And I’m not a gambling man -  
A glass of red!

Turn up the jazz
Let me take your coat
And after a dance -
A glass of red

Your lips of Juno
Are a glass of red!

Take my hand and lead the way
We’ll be buried in stuffy old second-hand book stores
Mumbling Homer and his Odyssey amongst dusty shelves
I would look no further for a book called
A glass of red
Written in blood
A thriller weaved post-apocalyptically

...but your kind ***** and firm sinews,
after all is said and all is done,
Are (your guessed it!)
A glass of red.
I stole the last of a bottle of red from my Mum's pantry this morning and I found my muse...
Chief Speak-a-little-French
Written by
Chief Speak-a-little-French  41/M/Harare, Zimbabwe
(41/M/Harare, Zimbabwe)   
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       Melanii, Imran Islam and MS Anjaan
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