The Six Poems of Alex Chapley

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The Friars are kneeling, And hunting, and feeling The carpet, the floor, and the walls, and the ceiling. The Cardinal drew Off each plum-colour'd shoe, And left his red stockings exposed to the view; He peeps and he feels In the toes and the heels; They turn up the dishes; they turn up the plates, They take up the poker and poke out the grates, They turn up the rugs, They examine the mugs: And the Abbott declared that, "when nobody twigg'd it, Some rascal or other had popp'd in and prigg'd it!

In holy anger and pious grief, He solemnly cursed that rascally thief! He cursed him at board, he cursed him in bed; From the sole of his foot to the crown of his head; He cursed him in sleeping, that every night He should dream of the devil and wake in a fright; He cursed him in eating, he cursed him in drinking, He cursed him in coughing, in sneezing, in winking; He cursed him in sitting, in standing, in lying; He cursed him in walking, in riding, in flying, He cursed him in living, he cursed him in dying!

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But what gave rise To no little surprise, Nobody seem'd one penny the worse! The day was gone, The night came on, The Monks and the Friars they search'd till dawn; When the Sacristan saw, On crumpled claw, Come limping a poor little lame Jackdaw! No longer gay, As on yesterday; His feathers all seem'd to be turn'd the wrong way; His pinions droop'd - he could hardly stand, His head was as bald as the palm of your hand; His eye so dim, So wasted each limb, That, heedless of grammar, they all cried, "THAT'S HIM!

That's the scamp that's done this scandalous thing! That's the thief that's got my Lord Cardinal's Ring! Then the great Lord Cardinal call'd for his book, And off that terrible curse he took; The mute expression Served in lieu of confession, And, being thus coupled with full restitution, The Jackdaw got plenary absolution! When those words were heard, That poor little bird Was so changed in a moment, 'twas really absurd.

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He grew sleek and fat; In addition to that, A fresh crop of feathers came thick as a mat! His tail waggled more Even than before; But no longer it wagg'd with an impudent air, No longer he perch'd on the Cardinal's chair. He hopp'd now about With a gait devout; At Matins, at Vespers, he never was out And, so far from any more pilfering deeds, He always seem'd telling the Confessor's beads.

If any one lied, - or if any one swore, Or slumber'd in pray'r-time and happen'd to snore, That good Jackdaw Would give a great "Caw! Newer Post Older Post Home. Read more Read less.

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There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. Kindle Edition Verified Purchase. I will recommend to read The Six poems of Alex Chapley because the poems are short, but profound. Alex Chapley has a very unique way of writing, and enjoyed a lot reading them!

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His work has been translated into over ten languages. Martin Dolan is a Canberra poet and PhD candidate in creative writing.