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The Seven Siren Sisters of old Cirencester
Are more infamous now than the lechers of Leicester
While walking with linked arms in Lincoln one day
They saw six sailors sinking pints on the public highway
Their giggles could be heard way down in Biggleswade town
Where the cattle drovers were supping in ye olde Rose & Crown

When one time they rummaged in the markets of Kent
Even they were shocked at the brass they had spent
Fourteen shillings had gone and a handful of pence
Nowt left in their purses to furnish the rent
So they came to the notion of trading themselves
For to pay the landlord and put food on their shelves

Soon all their gay laughter and raucous loud shouts
Had some of the curtains in their lodgings twitching about
And when out were seen tottering many men who were known
To be married to others that lived close by that home
There was such a commotion as the wives came scurrying forth
One carried a bucket filled with muck from a horse

A pitched fight then started with brooms and the odd frying pan
Soon the wives were left standing over each cowering man
While the Seven Siren Sisters of Old Cirencester
Sneaked out the back door and ran off to Rochester
Never again did they return there to work picking hops
But it wasn't the last time they spent too much in the shops

(c)Rhumour
October 10th 2008

Fun, fun, fun - really enjoyed this

Pleased that you enjoyed a little smile at this - rather a throwback to the type of scribble I indulged in at school, hehe.

Loved your scribbling Rhumour...absolutely enjoy story poems...

Aww - many thanks Maria, the tale developed as I progressed on from the first 2 lines with a little mischief of some kind needed to make it work, hehe.

There are some very clever tongue twisting lines in this fun read, Dave,

a great one to read aloud, Zy

PS Still having pc problems and coupled with msn at present, am reading all though not commenting much

Now to try to post this!.

Hi Zydha - sorry to hear you are struggling with the infernal technology (that is what IT stands for isn't it?)....... It sometimes takes me 4 or 5 attempts to post here - I suspect the paper over the cracks is tearing!

I'm glad you liked my little tongue tangler, not so often that I write these nowadays, but if an odd line pops into my head the seed seems to find a damp patch to grow in now and then

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