Elle leaned into the headwinds of that bluff
when the judge told her she could not commit a crime.
She was a proper lady, but she was also tough.
She stole a gold watch from the judge’s personal stuff
and he told her she deserved no prison time.
Elle leaned into the headwinds of that bluff.
She shook and struck the judge, taking him by the scruff
and beating him like a Punch and Judy pantomime.
She was a proper lady, but she was also tough.
The judge cried out, at last, that he had had enough
and called the constables by the alarm bell’s chime.
Elle leaned into the headwinds of that bluff.
They tried to take her to jail, one to each cuff,
but she pulled free easily, as if their grip was but birdlime.
She was a proper lady, but she was also tough.
She ran from the constables, leaving them in a weary huff,
and fled to a seaside cliff, quick upon the climb.
Elle leaned into the headwinds of that bluff.
“Only one not born of woman can take me, Macduff!”
she cried, thinking of all her gender’s grit and grime.
She was a proper lady, but she was also tough.
She then flashed the constables with her muff
and looked out upon the sea one final time.
She was a proper lady, but she was also tough—
Elle leaned into the headwinds of that bluff.
Stephen Marshall. Writer, illustrator, layabout. Find him on Amazon, maybe. He has paperback and kindle books listed there. He also writes Supernatural Romance under the name S.C. Foster (because his fiancee pushed him to do so). He seems to have a knack for the Romance genre, much to his chagrin. Having pursued Children's literature he is particularly proud of his Children's novel series "Lost And Found", which begins with "Chloe Among The Clover", continues recently with "Stormy Within The Strawberry Patch" and may, in some future potentiality, culminate with "Candice Through The Picket Fence". These are novels for children (including his insistent nephew), but they are also written for adults who are children at heart. His short story collection, "The Eldritch Diaries", centers primarily upon Cosmic Horror and Body Horror, combining Lovecraft's mythos with the motifs of Sigmund Freud. His largest poetry collection, "Broken Crown Kings", contains over two hundred poems and two short novellas concerning the fleeting nature of the world and Man's place within it. Recently he has published a smaller book of poetry concerning Kentucky, Moonshine, and Ghosts called "Moonshine And Spirit Chasers". A much larger collection, entitled '"Nevermore" 99 Rhymes For $0.99' is also available. For those seeking supernatural and folklore, his collection "Weeping Cherry" is available also.
https://www.amazon.com/Stephen-Marshall/e/B07536QKD9?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_fkmrnull_1&qid=1554215427&sr=8-1-fkmrnull
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