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Most couples come together
for the sensual pleasure
and indulge themselves whenever
they have time and leisure –
others do it just to fertilise eggs.
Once you’ve got into the habit
you can go at it like rabbits
or experiment and wear the fancy dress.
But how does everybody stop having sex?
Can we stick on patches
to extinguish love matches?
Will there still be flashes
and ephemeral snatches?
Must we undergo hypnosis to forget?
Shall we use willpower
or take a cold shower,
chew a substitute known as Knickerette?
We could go for counselling to stop having sex.
You’re shopping at the chemist
for some Hedex and Rennies,
that cream made of cherries
to hide a facial blemish
and a family-size packet of Durex.
But they haven’t got our flavour,
you think, shall I come back later
or shall we put the whole damn thing to rest?
You wonder how does everybody stop having sex?
The Japanese will stop it
when company logic
decrees that a profit
overrides the erotic –
in China it is at the state’s behest.
In Madrid and Tijuana
the menfolk say manana
when the wives begin to shake their castanets.
Don’t lie back and think of England, let’s stop having sex.
Shall we celebrate denial
and be celibate in style?
We could have a public trial
on The Jeremy Kyle –
our children would be terribly impressed!
We could shout it to the neighbours
and then tout it to the papers,
tell everyone we know of it by text.
We could start a group on Facebook called Stop Having Sex.
Will our final days be charted?
Shall we set ourselves a target
on a calendar and mark it?
We can vow not to restart it
despite those tiny spasms of regret.
Will we yield unto temptation
or resort to masturbation
and eventually retire to separate beds?
What if we can’t remember to stop having sex?
Do you think our sexual histories
will falter in the Fifties?
Will you wanna do it with me
when we swing into the Sixties?
Shall enthusiasm wane or remain erect,
through the Seventies and after?
With the coming of Viagra
we could shag until we both ran out of breath!
That would be the best way to stop having sex!
Before criticising a person, try walking a mile in their shoes. Then when you do criticise them, you're a mile away.....and you have their shoes.
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(07-29-2012, 06:01 PM)penguin Wrote: Most couples come together
for the sensual pleasure
and indulge themselves whenever
they have time and leisure –
others do it just to fertilise eggs.
Once you’ve got into the habit
you can go at it like rabbits
or experiment and wear the fancy dress.
But how does everybody stop having sex?
Can we stick on patches
to extinguish love matches?
Will there still be flashes
and ephemeral snatches?
Must we undergo hypnosis to forget?
Shall we use willpower
or take a cold shower,
chew a substitute known as Knickerette?
We could go for counselling to stop having sex.
One day you’re shopping at the chemist
for some Hedex and Rennies,
that cream made of cherries
to hide a facial blemish
and a bumper-size packet of Durex. .....or family size
But they haven’t got our flavour,
you think, shall I come back later
or shall we put the whole damn thing to rest?
You wonder how does everybody stop having sex?
The Japanese will stop it
when company logic
decrees that a profit
overrides the erotic –
in China it is at the state’s behest.
In Madrid and Tijuana
the menfolk say manana
when the wives begin to shake their castanets.
Don’t lie back and think of England, let’s stop having sex.
We could celebrate in style
or wear the brave face of denial.
We should have a public trial
and appear on Jeremy Kyle –
the children would be terribly impressed!
We could shout it to the neighbours
and then tout it to the papers,
tell everyone we know of it by text.
We could start a group on Facebook How To Stop Having Sex!
Will our final days be charted?
Shall we set ourselves a target
on a calendar and mark it?
We can vow not to restart it
despite those tiny moments of regret.
Will we yield unto temptation
or resort to masturbation
and eventually retire to separate beds?
What if we can’t remember to stop having sex?
Do you think our sexual histories
will falter in the Fifties?
Will you wanna do it with me
when we swing into the Sixties?
Shall enthusiasm wane or remain erect,
through the Seventies and after?
With the coming of Viagra
we could shag until we both ran out of breath!
That would be the best way to stop having sex!
phew! I just read your poetry
More later....I,m mid shag.
Best,
tectak
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hey penguin!
like the delivery on the topic, the flow was strong as with the word choices and rhyme overall.
at times, some spots struck me a bit as filler and as having an extra syllable or two. that being said, i felt the rest of the content more than made up for any of those; it's well written. i think it's true power would be as a spoken form.
Written only for you to consider.
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(07-29-2012, 06:01 PM)penguin Wrote: Most couples come together
for the sensual pleasure
and indulge themselves whenever
they have time and leisure –
others do it just to fertilise eggs.
Once you’ve got into the habit
you can go at it like rabbits
or experiment and wear the fancy dress.
But how does everybody stop having sex?
Can we stick on patches
to extinguish love matches?
Will there still be flashes
and ephemeral snatches?
Must we undergo hypnosis to forget?
Shall we use willpower
or take a cold shower,
chew a substitute known as Knickerette?
We could go for counselling to stop having sex.
One day you’re shopping at the chemist
for some Hedex and Rennies,
that cream made of cherries
to hide a facial blemish
and a bumper-size packet of Durex.
But they haven’t got our flavour,
you think, shall I come back later
or shall we put the whole damn thing to rest?
You wonder how does everybody stop having sex?
The Japanese will stop it
when company logic
decrees that a profit
overrides the erotic –
in China it is at the state’s behest.
In Madrid and Tijuana
the menfolk say manana
when the wives begin to shake their castanets.
Don’t lie back and think of England, let’s stop having sex.
We could celebrate in style
or wear the brave face of denial.
We should have a public trial
and appear on Jeremy Kyle –
the children would be terribly impressed!
We could shout it to the neighbours
and then tout it to the papers,
tell everyone we know of it by text.
We could start a group on Facebook How To Stop Having Sex!
Will our final days be charted?
Shall we set ourselves a target
on a calendar and mark it?
We can vow not to restart it
despite those tiny moments of regret.
Will we yield unto temptation
or resort to masturbation
and eventually retire to separate beds?
What if we can’t remember to stop having sex?
Do you think our sexual histories
will falter in the Fifties?
Will you wanna do it with me
when we swing into the Sixties?
Shall enthusiasm wane or remain erect,
through the Seventies and after?
With the coming of Viagra
we could shag until we both ran out of breath!
That would be the best way to stop having sex! i liked it because it me made me crack a smile. some good word play and some good sonics but in places the meter makes me falter; mainly the last line in each verse. theres also a couple more. (the jeremy kyle line being one of them) i tried reading it out loud and still had a similar problem. the ending was perfect content wise .
thanks for the read. and the laugh..
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Thanks, guys. Yeah, it's primarily a "performance poem". Some of the refrain lines are rubbish, some are good. Originally, the refrain in each verse was the same as the title. Maybe that's better.
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(07-29-2012, 06:01 PM)penguin Wrote: Most couples come together
for the sensual pleasure
and indulge themselves whenever
they have time and leisure –
others do it just to fertilise eggs.
Once you’ve got into the habit
you can go at it like rabbits
or experiment and wear the fancy dress.
But how does everybody stop having sex?
Can we stick on patches
to extinguish love matches?
Will there still be flashes
and ephemeral snatches? -- a triple entendre at least, that's very athletic of you!
Must we undergo hypnosis to forget?
Shall we use willpower
or take a cold shower,
chew a substitute known as Knickerette? -- love this
We could go for counselling to stop having sex.
One day you’re shopping at the chemist
for some Hedex and Rennies,
that cream made of cherries
to hide a facial blemish
and a bumper-size packet of Durex.
But they haven’t got our flavour,
you think, shall I come back later
or shall we put the whole damn thing to rest?
You wonder how does everybody stop having sex?
The Japanese will stop it
when company logic
decrees that a profit
overrides the erotic – not sure about "overrides", for sonics... maybe "outweighs"?
in China it is at the state’s behest.
In Madrid and Tijuana
the menfolk say manana
when the wives begin to shake their castanets.
Don’t lie back and think of England, let’s stop having sex.
We could celebrate in style
or wear the brave face of denial.
We should have a public trial
and appear on Jeremy Kyle –
the children would be terribly impressed!
We could shout it to the neighbours
and then tout it to the papers,
tell everyone we know of it by text.
We could start a group on Facebook How To Stop Having Sex!
Will our final days be charted?
Shall we set ourselves a target
on a calendar and mark it?
We can vow not to restart it
despite those tiny moments of regret. -- seems a little bit long to me (obviously that's all about how it's read aloud) -- I wonder, maybe "twinges" instead of "tiny moments"?
Will we yield unto temptation
or resort to masturbation
and eventually retire to separate beds?
What if we can’t remember to stop having sex?
Do you think our sexual histories
will falter in the Fifties?
Will you wanna do it with me
when we swing into the Sixties?
Shall enthusiasm wane or remain erect,
through the Seventies and after?
With the coming of Viagra
we could shag until we both ran out of breath!
That would be the best way to stop having sex!
That's all I've got... I love the rhythm (no pun intended) and assonance/ near rhyme throughout. It's a great piece of performance poetry with some beautiful (terrible) puns, most enjoyable 
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I do get as to how a performance piece, how any piece can change in all manner of ways.
i know mutton can be dressed as lamb as well
sorry, i couldn't resist the chance.
i have as serious suggestion, or request; we have a miscellaneous forum, i' really would love to hear this and maybe some of your other stuff read the way you read it. i don't suppose you could put a recording or two up
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I really enjoyed reading this, made me laugh a lot.
(07-29-2012, 06:01 PM)penguin Wrote: Most couples come together
for the sensual pleasure
and indulge themselves whenever
they have time and leisure –
others do it just to fertilise eggs.
Once you’ve got into the habit
you can go at it like rabbits
or experiment and wear the fancy dress. I would cut out 'the'
But how does everybody stop having sex?
Can we stick on patches
to extinguish love matches?
Will there still be flashes
and ephemeral snatches? Love these four lines, really good flow.
Must we undergo hypnosis to forget?
Shall we use willpower
or take a cold shower,
chew a substitute known as Knickerette?
We could go for counselling to stop having sex.
One day you’re shopping at the chemist The flow seems a bit off here.
for some Hedex and Rennies,
that cream made of cherries
to hide a facial blemish
and a family-size packet of Durex.
But they haven’t got our flavour,
you think, shall I come back later
or shall we put the whole damn thing to rest?
You wonder how does everybody stop having sex?
The Japanese will stop it
when company logic
decrees that a profit
overrides the erotic –
in China it is at the state’s behest.
In Madrid and Tijuana
the menfolk say manana
when the wives begin to shake their castanets.
Don’t lie back and think of England, let’s stop having sex. Haha funny stanza : P
Shall we celebrate denial
and be celibate in style? Haha this also made me laugh, great flow.
We should have a public trial
and appear on Jeremy Kyle –
the children would be terribly impressed!Heehee.
We could shout it to the neighbours
and then tout it to the papers,
tell everyone we know of it by text. Is "of it" needed?
We could start a group on Facebook How To Stop Having Sex!
Will our final days be charted?
Shall we set ourselves a target
on a calendar and mark it?
We can vow not to restart it
despite those tiny moments of regret.
Will we yield unto temptation
or resort to masturbation
and eventually retire to separate beds?
What if we can’t remember to stop having sex?
Do you think our sexual histories
will falter in the Fifties?
Will you wanna do it with me
when we swing into the Sixties?
Shall enthusiasm wane or remain erect,
through the Seventies and after?
With the coming of Viagra
we could shag until we both ran out of breath!
That would be the best way to stop having sex!
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Thanks again and I forgot to thank tectak for family-size packet of Durex.
Leanne - "overrides" has double entendre value too.
"despite those tiny moments of regret" - it's the same length, more or less, as the other 5th lines. Mind, twinges or spasms might be better than moments.
Billy - if I can get my head round the technology I'll do it. But you'll be disappointed. I can write good performance poetry but my actual performance is not so good.I've a faded Brummie accent, which unaccountably comes to life again on stage. My style is described as laconic to my face, but who knows what they say when I've left!I've supported the likes of John Cooper-Clarke and Attila the Stockbroker but even a stopped clock is right twice a day.Still, I enjoy it.
Phaedra -You're right about this line "One day you’re shopping at the chemist". Thanks, I'll lose One day.
tell everyone we know of it by text. Is "of it" needed? - I think it is, for the rhythm.
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brummie accent is good. we'll be waiting 
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