MAGPIE TALES
calls for a brief response to this illustration.
THE BLEACHING
The bright fish fled from the Barrier Reef.
'Quickly, friends! We'll come to grief!
Global Warming has bleached the coral!
Why are humans so immoral?'
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FLOATING FANTASY
One of the world's most looked-at images!
Far more provocative than a nude!
Marilyn Monroe in her famous pose
And no-one could call the picture lewd!
Out on the beach, the girls, bikini-clad,
Show far more flesh than is here revealed
And on countless stages a host of females
Show off attractions that are here concealed.
The secret lies in the floating skirt, of course,
Though the model's attractions can't be denied.
What will the next bold gust reveal to us?
What does Marilyn need to hide?
It's called titillation, that's the name of it;
Think of the wiles of Gypsy Rose Lee!
Lady Godiva used her hair for it;
Men had to imagine, but could not see.
What puzzles me most is Nature's reasoning!
Surely animals aren't the same!
Mating is mating and there's an end to it!
Why do humans play this game?
Why have humans evolved to titillate?
What is the evolutionary cause!
Is it a sign of our species' playfulness
Or just one more proof that all males have flaws!
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