Am I lying when I say that I hope you like "Budgy Bordelaise"?

Question

The following brief poem is based in fact and derived from a wonderful book, "Little Lives," by John Howland Speicher.

They used to call her "Make a Wish Come True,"

But that was close as truth would dare to come

For fear of taint, and though she troubled some

I was amused by one born short a s***w.

She claimed she left her body and she flew;

Her porcine squeals would break our tedium.

She said she split in two and could become

The paramour who'd left her dress askew.

And when we spoke of her we each would wink

And make a finger circle by our head

And laugh so hard that we would want to cry.

I doubted she could care less what we'd think,

But still we bought a stone when she was dead

And on it said "Budgy, this is no lie."

Answer 1

How lovely :) It was very enjoyable to read this, and it gave me a pleasant start to my day (It's morning here in Europe) .

"askew", WoW another new word to me.

Thank you for making my "wish come true".

With warmest regards,

Rid

Answer 2

I'm laughing so hard I have tears running for cover!  Now I have to go to the library after work tomorrow and find the book!  I think I would have liked Budgy...there was a real Budgy in my life, a great uncle who always called me either little girl or Jeannie...so it goes.  I loved him all the same.