Wicker Whatnots

Emma was walking with Mandeep and JingJing on the second day of Spring

Emma was walking with Mandeep and JingJing on the second day of Spring

She said she was sick of her porch pillars and golden axletrees and silver snuffers and all that sort of thing

'Cause out of the corner of her eye she saw one cherub ten cubits high



You can immolate all those oxen, you can sacrifice so many sheep

You can immolate all those oxen, you can sacrifice so many sheep

You can be surrounded by your four hundred pomegranates and your bright brass shovels

But you still can’t hardly sleep

When out of the corner of your eye you see one cherub ten cubits high



How do you arrange a room around a baby grand piano?

In the Arabian-tented library guest room

In the two-tabled dining room art gallery

And here’s one for your party room:



An emergency cigarette behind glass

An emergency cigarette behind glass

On a sliding slack rack hangs the Calcutta necklace

And the unique stone rubbings I can decorate with giant jacks



With wicker whatnots

Oh, with wicker whatnots



In prettier prints with masses of chintz

And candy box fabrics

Or the “True Meaning of a Name”

With poem in a frame



Where blue means fair; pink, rain

Purple, variable conditions

Give me mirror magic in the maxi mood

And I’ll throw away my Hollywood chin band

'Cause out of the corner of my eye I saw one cherub ten cubits high



Ulyana, Phoebe, and Alan knew to say, "We’re here for Lucy’s Birthday

in the Rivoli Bar area lounge," but were worried they might be late

Then Lucy messaged, "My PA Ms. Gill will kindly deal with your queries between 6:30 and 8

unless out of the corner of your eye you see one cherub ten cubits high."



She was accepting cards and small gifts (before the photos) between 9 and 11

She was accepting cards and small gifts (before the photos) between 9 and 11

When Gharzi, Ovi, Roger, and Rachel presented her with something that just sent her to heaven

One cherub ten cubits high that she could see out of the corner of her eye