IN PRAISE OF MODERN WOMEN <br /> <br />“There is truth in wine, ” claimed the Romans <br />Those ancient imbibers should have known better <br />As should those women who laughingly poured <br />The remains of the bottle into my glass <br />When told of the French belief or cunning ploy <br />That if an unattached women drains the dregs <br />She will never find a partner <br />A ruse I pass on to this generation <br />It’s earned me many undeserved drinks. <br /> <br />Today they jeer in apparent disbelief <br />Think about it for a while before <br />Topping up my glass using language <br />Their mothers pretended not to know. <br /> <br />I have reflected many times <br />If there was verity in that anecdote <br />Some very good friends would have lived <br />Happier lives had they told me to dropp dead <br />Or more likely go to hell <br />And drained the last drops from the bottle.<br /><br />Thomas Golding<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/in-praise-of-modern-women/
