Quote:
Originally Posted by Royston Vasey
Casanova's Flashback
A Lothario knows when decrepitude shows
Then to switch from Begin the Beguine
For something more fitting, perhaps done whilst sitting -
So why not Begin the Tagine?
It's not all plain sailing when romance is failing
A Romeo whose solace is food,
For a grub-driven vice extracts heavy a price:
Libido is often what's stewed.
When, the next time you see an old fat man and he
Has a faraway look in his eye,
Then there's always the chance that it's yesterday's Dance
On his mind, then dismissed with a sigh.
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Very lyrical, Royston, and pleasantly poignant/nostalgic. I daresay 'tis truth, that concluding stanza.