A Poem With Henry In It Poem by Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide

A Poem With Henry In It



Girls get
double-barrelled names -
Candy-Lee, Tracey-Ann, Debbie-Sue.

Boys hardly ever do.

Herbert, Albert, Alfred and Patrick
are composites;
as are the -ericks, Fred- and Rod-.
Cameron probably is too.

But Duggie-Don is rare-if-ever;
and so is Henry-Lou.

A Poem With Henry In It
Monday, August 23, 2021
Topic(s) of this poem: language,name,girl,boy
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
24.8.21. Henry, my young grand-nephew.
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Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide
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