Carl Von Merode, Austrian
All Conversation Stops at the Senior Center’s Book Club When “The Golden Bachelor” Comes On, 1884
Oil on panel
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/// Five old friends each day gathered for tea,
and to peer out the window to see
the house just cross the alley.
They would keep a close tally
of strange men who, somehow, had a key.
/// Their young neighbor was cute Mrs. Bohm,
and whenever her husband’s not home
handsome men would come calling.
Five voyeurs found enthralling
how she managed to stay in— yet roam.
/// They viewed many Exciting Events,
peeping at Mrs. Bohm and her “gents.”
When the shades weren’t drawn
they admired manly brawn,
and when Bohm came home early… suspense!
/// The five “Golden Girls” Keeping an Eye
on Everything managed to spy
several hasty retreats
of men climbing down sheets
out her window, their clothing awry.
/// Because Bohm’s wife is very “gregarious,”
the girl’s marital state is precarious.
Her men, multifarious,
(each, oddly, Aquarius),
say, “If Bohm catches us, he will bury us!”
/// These gals could have told Bohm what his “treasure”
had been doing at home and at leisure,
but to snitch to the rich
cuckold had one big hitch:
It would terminate their viewing pleasure.
/// This quintet of old gals wouldn’t miss
daily tea-time when each reminisce
about long ago youth,
and the harshly sad truth
that they now savor second-hand bliss.