Potty Poetry not Limitted to Limericks
Came across this interesting poem by a Canadian Author from Southern Ontario. Interestingly, be does all of his book pressing in my home town in Nova Scotia. Well here it it. For more, follow this link
The Loo
John Terpstra
The Loo
I read somewhere that this
part of the country was first
settled because of one.
That Father Louis Hennepin came
upon the building by accident
during his travels along Lake Huron.
This was already in 1679, at a time
when flush toilets were considered too
indiscreet for most Europeans.
The cause of sanitation has come
a long way since those first
squatting moments in the bush.
It has been shown that we
are better drained than our parents,
are clean in areas of the body
hidden to science, refuse
lice on religious grounds.
It is to give historical
imperatives their due, that a line forms for the loo.
We are moving more and more indoors,
and I am relieved just to talk about it.
At less than two my daughter
is beyond all this, stands
on the beach, in the long
line of those encouraged by the greatness
of the lake, goes
where she is, naked,
new to the world, and
thinking the way they used to,
thinking empire.
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Hello to fellow potty poets. I’ve been writing humourous poems for years (the strange kind…they rhyme). I’ve recently published 2 books of “adult humor” poetry. So far I’m selling by word of mouth (slow, but steady). I am trying various ways to market my books on the Internet (book stores have such crowded shelves !! It is hardly worth trying there. Is anyone else out there trying to market the way that I am ?? Ed