THESE ARE ENTRIES TO A WASHINGTON POST COMPETITION ASKING FOR A TWO-LINE RHYME WITH THE MOST ROMANTIC FIRST LINE, BUT THE LEAST ROMANTIC সেকেন্ড LINE:
My darling, my lover, my beautiful wife:
Marrying আপনি screwed up my life.
I see your face when I am dreaming.
That's why I always wake up screaming.
Kind, intelligent, loving and hot;
This describes everything আপনি are not.
প্রণয় may be beautiful, প্রণয় may be bliss,
But I only slept with আপনি 'cause I was pissed.
I thought that I could প্রণয় no other --
That is until I met your brother.
ফুলেরসাজি are red, violets are blue, sugar is sweet, and so are you.
But the ফুলেরসাজি are wilting, the violets are dead, the sugar bowl's empty, and so is your head.
I want to feel your sweet embrace;
But don't take that paper bag off your face.
I প্রণয় your smile, your face, and your eyes –
Damn, I'm good at telling lies!
My love, আপনি take my breath away.
What have আপনি stepped in to smell this way?
My feelings for আপনি no words can tell,
Except for maybe 'Go to hell.'
What inspired this amorous rhyme?
Two parts vodka, one part lime.
