Here's a poem fresh from the pen of Cardinal Cox, whose latest pamphlet is reviewed below...
An Extra Shadow
We count an extra shadow on drawing room floor
There seems to be no moral to this sorry tale
As you fall asleep there comes a knocking at the door
It causes the young chambermaid an extra chore
We thought our round uncle had imbibed too much ale
We count an extra shadow on drawing room floor
At meals the bright cook prepares enough for one more
Slime on scullery flags we blamed upon a snail
As you fall asleep there comes a knocking at the door
Creak upon the empty landing chills to the core
No known previous resident was sent to gaol
We count an extra shadow on drawing room floor
When the sweet vicar kindly called we heard he swore
What, we wonder, could have ripped the eternal veil
As you fall asleep there comes a knocking at the door
A nervous niece had vivid vision of gore
We await the inevitable midnight wail
We count an extra shadow on drawing room floor
As you fall asleep there comes a knocking at the door
Thursday 28 May 2015
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