[ # 82 of My Favourite Short Poems ]
‘Another Unfortunate Choice’
I think I am in love with A. E Housman,
Which puts me in a worse-than-usual-fix.
No woman ever stood a chance with Housman
And he’s been dead since 1936.
A tale of unrequited love – By Wendy Cope
Reproduced from ‘The Big Book of Little Poems’ (Pub: Andrew Deutsch Classics)
Roland's Ragbag 
For me it was Ronald Coleman and William Powell, both of that 30s and 40s era.
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I can understand that. Thank you for commenting, Candice
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I love the humor in this one, Roland. By the way, I found my father’s copy of Millay’s poems. It’s safe and sound with me in my new digs. But I’m moving again in September, so I won’t be unpacking it just yet. When I do, I’m sure to give it a read.
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Many thanks for your comment, Laura.
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🙂
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, 😎
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Clever and humorous piece. Thank you for sharing, Roland
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I agree. Thanks for commenting, Eugenia.
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I can see the attraction Roland, an excellent poet. It would be interesting to read a duet between the two. I have just finished reading her latest collection, Anecdotal Evidence. It is worth a look if you haven’t already read it.
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Thanks Davy. I was looking at it in Waterstones last week and decided to find out if it is cheaper on Amazon. Haven’t done that yet.
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Creative, poignant, cute! 🙂 Thank you for sharing this with us, Roland!
When I was a teenager, a friend’s mother made us girls sit down and watch the movie Gone With the Wind. I had an instant crush on Mr. Clark Gable. 🙂 Found out later he’d been dead for a very long time. 😦
How are you doing?!
(((HUGS)))
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I doing ok thank you, Carolyn. Someone who is long gone is probably the safest person to have a crush on.
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That is VERY true!
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