That Portion Of A Woman
Bawdy poetry never gets old, even when it’s already old. This is by Alan Patrick Herbert:
That portion of a woman that appeals to man’s depravity
Is constructed with considerable care,
And what appears to you to be a simple little cavity
Is really an elaborate affair.And doctors of distinction who’ve examined these phenomena
In numbers of experimental dames,
Have made a list of all the things in feminine abdomena,
And given them delightful Latin names.There’s the vulva, the vagina, and the jolly perinium;
The hymen (which is found in many brides),
And lots of little gadgets you would love if you could see ’em:
The clitoris and lord knows what besides.What a pity then it is, that when we common people chatter
Of the mysteries to which I have referred,
We should use for such a delicate and complicated matter
Such a very short and unattractive word.
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What a delightful little poem! One really must read it aloud, if only to oneself, in order to fully appreciate it.
Enjoyable. I think a more complete version can be found here: http://sniff.nu....html
A P Herbert was a great man
worth reading on many topics, not just c**t
Brilliant poem I shall google Mr Herbert!!
I heard this one first, many, many years ago as a teenager, on an Oscar Brand LP (URL in the “website” box) that had been loaned to me by, as it turned out, a middle-aged pedophile who wanted to be more than just good friends.
The irony of an album celebrating passionate heterosexual relations in the possession of a child molester…
One thing that strikes me, is that someone would think that “cunt” is an unattractive word.
Personally, I find THAT rather offensive!
Besides, why should the length of the word matter? “Cunt” is strong and evocative, and why can’t simple be as sexy or sexier than something complicated? Penises can be just as mysterious if you think about it, and who thinks “cock” (also four letters), is an unfair term?
“Cunts” are beautiful, and only your distorted thinking can make them otherwise. many a great mind has said that beauty, can be defined as an idea in it’s simplest (or purest), form. When you distill all of the so-called “complicated” parts, do you not have a “cunt”?
What part of a normal cunt is not to like? What part is not yummy? Would not a rose, by any other name, still smell as sweet?