Oh Nicholas Poem by ivor or ivor.e hogg

Oh Nicholas


Oh Nicholas don’t be so ridiculous.
Cos I don’t like it in the daytime.
The time and place for me to choose
you know quite well that I’ll refuse.

Although you’re champing at the bit
I tell you I’ll have none of it.
Before the evening shadows fall
you have no chance, no chance at all.

He persists but she won’t yield,
his rising anger ill concealed.
She’s adamant that she won’t play
and sends him firmly on his way.

Should he return at eventide
She’ll demonstrate her other side,
she welcome him with open arms
and grant him access to her charms.

Although she thinks she’s in command
eventually she’ll understand.
This is the end of this romance
which never really stood a chance.

They’re simply incompatible.
A fact that’s inescapable
When he is in the mood she’s not
and when she is he’d rather not.

They do not seem to realise
that lovers have to compromise
I can assure you this true
it’s something couples learn to do.

If you’re prepared to show you care
it does not matter when or where
The evening or the afternoon
as long as you can keep in tune.

If you cannot its best to part
you have no chance right from the start
But those who can will surely find
love pays the clock but little mind.

3-Feb-08