Hurrying by fast or slow br Thin legs stout legs br Trousered or bare br Skirts to the ankles br Skirts to the knees br Others high as vanity permits br As generations before br Wisdom would conceal br Some are not wise. br br Not so black stockings br Tapping her sensible lace ups br Between flexing of knees br Framed in the basement window br Shapely within the seamless tubes br Supporting the well rounded end br Moving in little arcs br Angry with the rogue br Keeping her waiting. br br At least I can speculate br As blue jeans arrives legs apart br Hands outstretched br In abject surrender br Black stockings on tip toes br Handbag clutched in martial stance br Bottom swishing tigress br Prepared to leap. br br Blue jeans has a rare gift br They depart hand in hand br As sparrows pounce br On a discarded crust. br Twenty minutes past appointment time br Dentists should give discounts br For being late br I don't feel as forgiving br As black stockings. br br A small child peers through the window br And pulls a face at me br I pull a fierce one back br Squalling in outrage she points br As a maternal hand grabs her arm br And hauls her away still yelling. br Score one for me. br br 'Mr Brown can see you now.' br A voice from a dragon in white br Glaring at me in outrage br Black stockings br Would not fit well on this one.