She sticks her tiny thumb up
I sally out the room
I go to put the kettle on
She lies there in full bloom
Upon our brand new sofa
Big as an aircraft carrier
(The sofa, not my darling wife!)
Now I know why she asked me to marry 'er.
(Written Oct 2013)
John Carter Brown
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/her-tiny-thumb/
