Poet's Corner: The Letter

A poem’s fine.

A rose is better.

A ring’s divine.

Not so a letter…

…Of thorns and vines

Of words that fetter

The finest wines;

Your very set of

Demented lines

Of dreadful letters

That drown your mind

In bloody tatters

Of shame and crime

Of lustful matters…

But you’re benign;

It will not matter…

The poem’s fine.

The rose was better…

…Put on the ring

And burn the letter…