“Lick the pencil” we might have called him
So quick he was to wet the lead, so deft
His hand-to-mouth and tongue-flirt round the stub.
Or “Drench the cow,” so fierce his nostril-grab
And peel-back of her lip, so accurately forced
The bottle-neck between her big bare teeth.
Or “Catch the horse,” for in spite of the low-set
Cut of him, he could always slip an arm
Around the neck and fit winkers on
In a single move.
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