Thursday, June 5, 2014

A Wild Civility

A man ydrove to Target store some fancies for to find
To please his wife and make disport withouten any wine

At Target on a cluttered shelf a label-maker lay,
It boughten was to make a date at end of weary day

The day was weary even though the sun was shining mild
For every day is weary when ye have a two year child

The child was put into his bed, his prayers were allen made
The man turn'd to his wife and next her to their couch he bade

He offered her the present and made gift with alllen pomp,
But she ylooked upon like it were a muddy swamp

"O husband mine, now think ye that our labels are amiss?
I never for our date tonight would have expected this."

The man said "Wife I bought ye this and listen to me please,
For now we might tell difference among our many keys."

"The key that locks the dead-bolt looks to me alway the same
As the key that shuts the latch and now we may give them a name."

"I looked on the ynternet to find of blogger's telling
But its use was never told of much as straightening of spelling"

"And ordering our house is just as holy and as meet
As clothing well our bodies with fine clothes and scentes sweete."

"For scripture says (I thynken) that to godliness is nigh
All cleanliness although I can't tell where or why."

"I thynken though we happy be when all is right arranged
For when the home is filthy you are wont to be estranged"

"And will not come ysport in bed, but storm with faces dour
And must not rest until the kitchen floor ye mighten scour"

"So now we wenden unto sleep and know all set in place
And ye will come to bed with joy and peace all in your face"

And thus he ended making speech of words he thoughten deep
But while he sermons made his wife had fallen all asleep.

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