Adult education class
As we coil with Terracotta,
Raku, Crank and Speckled Fleks,
conversation turns, as always,
from unfired thumb-pressed pots to sex.
Seen-life Sue, premenopausal,
discloses places she’s been kissed.
Tells us thrice a day is normal,
clicks her tongue at what we’ve missed.
We curl our lips – we’re no suckers,
and Phlox is what our beds are for.
Three times a day? scoffs been-there Betty –
I’d sooner scrub the ruddy floor.
Phlox is a low maintenance bedding plant which performs well against a shady wall.