Stiff ~ RBP & Classics

She looked at him
And she knew he was
A stiff
And as a stiff she knew
He was as stiff as

A functionary presiding over an interview, previous to an execution (1)

The corpse of a hanged man (2)

A side of coarse leather (3)

A marble statue (4)

Oak leaves after a frost (5)

A soldier on parade (6)

A coat of mail (7)

And a dry Quaker (8)

But she hoped,
Ah, she hoped
He wouldn’t be so much of
A stiff
Lest he be
As stiff as

A pointer’s tail (9)

Iron bars (10)

Or a ramrod (11)

…Or at least

Holding a stiff drink (12)

For J: I told you I would make a poem of that amusing line from your story. Sorry it took so long, though.

And for R: You told me I could steal any of your words if I ever wanted to… You didn’t specify I couldn’t steal the amusing typos.

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