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The Proposition

5/2/2013

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I wrote this bit of prose a few years back when a CBC Radio show, Richardson's Round-up, (Bill Richardson)) put out a call for submissions of verse about panties.  They were going to compile the winning entries into a published book.  This was  a "little" verbiage I whipped up.  It didn't make the cut but was fun to do.    

This is a true story.  The woman at the line was my mother and the Police Chief was a real wolf in sheep's clothing, who had a known appetite for afternoon delights.  In our old neighbourhood the empty cruiser was found parked next to the Legion often. Mom used to peek through the curtains at Mrs. So-In-So's house, whose husband made a lot of trips out of town.  Back then,  I remember overhearing my dad say the Chief was screwing the taxpayers, but I don't know if it was a figurative or literal comment...although in this case, it could have been both..... 
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I hooked this piece last evening to go with the poem....tying in a bit of rug hooking with a bit of fun.
THE PROPOSITION
 
The Chief of Police was a man of size
triple chinned and bold as brass
who sought entrance to the boudoirs of stay-at-home wives 
using his badge as leverage
to prey on loneliness with wolfish charm.
 
One day he glimpsed a woman hanging laundry
her dress whipped by summer breezes, wrapped tight against her form
a rarer beauty had never been seen
with raven hair like flowing silk
and lips of ruby, full and sensuous.
 
His hungry eyes devoured her  
thirsting her essence through parched desire,
he entered her driveway with more on his mind than a social call
to be greeted with a neighbourly smile
from lips that could set a lover’s heart ablaze.
 
Possessing her made him eager and brash
but this woman was not to be fooled
and the twinkle in her eye turned to merriment as he canted his proposition
“If you ever get lonely, hang three pairs of panties on the line,
a sign the coast is clear.”
 
Amused, the woman's smile transformed to gales of laughter  
slashing away at his arrogant pride 
turning his face fifty shades of red 
he quickly drove off with his tail between his legs
licking the wound of rejection.
 
Occasionally, the woman would notice other wash lines about town
with a trio of panties strung along the wire
silky invitations to private liaisons 
and a black and white cruiser never far away
parked in conspicuous places.
 
THE END


9 Comments
allyson
5/2/2013 04:55:12 am

LOVE this rug! So great. And the poem is hilarious! I'll have to be careful when putting clothes outside to dry. :)

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Christine
5/2/2013 11:47:58 am

Truth is always stranger than fiction!

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Margot Janes
5/2/2013 05:33:29 am

You never know what message you might be pegging to the line!

Awfully cute hooking, what are the dimensions ? You are speedy!

Thanks so much for your advice on the houses today. I went down to the corner and enlarged each section on the photocopier. When you draw it on red dot how do you know if the lines will be in the ditch?

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Christine
5/2/2013 11:46:51 am

Hi Margot...nice chatting today! You know I never even measured the little rug. It's small, probably something like 5 1/2" x 16"...the reason I could whip it off in one evening.

Glad you used a photo copier to enlarge the drawing. That takes the work out of it. Usually the straight lines of any building are done in pencil, first dragged along the ditch...cute name for the channel! It's difficult to transfer lines with red dot and get them straight on the grain.

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Eva Pearce-Ingram
5/2/2013 06:23:38 am

I love the rug and so enjoyed the poem, both put a smile on my face.

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Christine
5/2/2013 11:48:24 am

Thanks!

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Caryn
5/2/2013 08:32:53 am

Great story, cute rug!

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Christine
5/2/2013 11:49:22 am

Thank goodness my life's been exciting...no shortage of tales to tell!

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