Watterin Places (prose) Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A A| July is th' month to gooa a spawin' an' fowk luk forrard to it just th' same as if they conldn't do withaat it Th' fact is aw hardly dar say owt agean it for awm fond ov a bit ov a off mysen but then ther's different ways o' dooin it A chap at gethers horsemuck at hooam needn't want to mak' fowk believe he's th' Lord Mayor o' London abrooad Aw remember once when aw wur at a watterin' place aw followed some fine young ladies an' wished 'em gooid day aw wornt exactly sure whether one on 'em mightn't be th' Princess o' Wales or net but haasumiver they curled up ther nooas th' same as if they'd passed a fooamet But in abaat a wick at after aw met one on 'em gooin ovver th' North Brigg wi' a slice o' traitle cake in her hand varry near like th' door ov a mahogany shut up bed an' up to th' elbows i' Miln greease too Aw thowt if ony body wanted to pick a lass for a wife they shouldn't goa to a spawin' spot For all that awve nowt to say agean it one body's as mich reight to goa an get sunburnt as another but they mud as weel spaik truth an' not allus say it's for th' gooid o' ther health when all th' time it's just for a bit ov a spree Aw could give some gooid advice to ony body at thinks o' gooin Tak varry little brass an' let it be i' your pocket net i' yor face Th' less yo have an' th' less yo'll spend Dooant buy patent booits to walk o' th' sand in If you're anxious to ride in a cock booat dooant be particler to wear white trowsers If yo want a horse to ride tak one wi yo it 'll save yo a deeal o' disappointment if yo want a donkey settle ha mony legs yo could like it to have an' yo'll find plenty Be careful noabody taks a fancy to yo th' same way Ther's as mony donkeys wi' two legs as four an' a bonny seet mooar Talkin' abaat th' number o' legs maks me think ov a chap at considered hissen rayther a sharp en he'd a bit ov a garden an' some cherry trees in it an' one mornin' when he gate aat o' bed he fan somdy had saved him th' trouble o' getherin' th' fruit they'd done it for him woll he wor asleep He coom an' tell'd th' tale to me A'a he said if he could nobbut find aat who'd done it he'd stransport 'em over th' seah' that he wod Why aw says tha knows burds is varry fond o' cherries an' its happen th' burds Burds he said an' he winked at me varry knowingly Burds happen they wor burds but they wor two legged ens aw'll bet Aw niver thowt him quite so sharp after that | A |
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| Nah just a word bi way of a caution A chap 'at's two paand i' debt an' goas an' spends three paand at a watterin' place maks hiss en five paand behund whereas if he'd paid what he owed he'd still ha had one paand to spend an' that ud goa as far o' th' top o' Blackstonedge as three paand at Blackpool It's worth a thowt | A |
John Hartley
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