Following in the footsteps of Philip Larkin. Do you like oranges?

Question

(Don't answer the question - just read my d**n poem)

Philip Larkin - TOADS

First verse his, remainder mine - no idea of his verses, so decided on free-form for continuation

Why should I let the toad work

Squat on my life?

Can't I use my wit as a pitchfork

And drive the brute off?

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He sits in malevolent silence

Overseeing my every move.

Blinking and l*****g his eyeballs

Intimidation his torturer's tool.

His warty compelling presence

in the dank corner of my office room

Keeps my nose to the grind-stone

Disfiguring my promising youth.

Why should I let the toad work

Squat on my life?

The alternative is life-long leisure,

idleness and sloth.

Those disgusting fat slimy slugs

mating and multiplying

inside my head.

(don't actually believe that - but was trying to convince myself)

Answer 1

In a previous posting, I asked/complained "When will the responders learn to answer the POEM, not the question?" A question is necessary in order to post on this site.

You may often "follow in the footsteps," but you are not a follower. You are a leader par excellence. You and our Captain both would have been famous throughout the millennia had you been born in a time when poetry flourished. You may be sitting on a log, but you will never be a lizard.

Answer 2

I suppose it's too late to trade Grace for the toad...

I love your style, GJ and brilliant descriptions!

Answer 3

It is obvious to me (and I don't even l**k my eyeballs.....sniffing my elbow is much easier) that with the toad lurking, fat slimy slugs, the dank office atmosphere and your toad work, you are toadally swamped with work and are in serious need of a holiday. So hop to it and organise a nice restful, feet up, break before the bed bugs start migrating.  

Answer 4

Is the answer:

The Toad Poems by Gerald Locklin and George Carroll a rare animal — a romantic comedy inhabited by literate and witty people. The play is based on the poems of Locklin, which are integrated seamlessly into the text. As demonstrated in the script, they examine with sly humor and perception the joys and upsets of contemporary domestic life and male-female relationships in general; there are also forays into other topics, including odes to such diverse subjects as Beethoven and beer.

Answer 5

I love oranges.

Answer 6

Oranges are good, juicy too

this though, a bit warty

but it will do!

I think I would start checking your tea supply and remind you that it should be filtered before serving! lol  Slugs mating?...this is well said and a fun read!