May Day

[DudiousMax at aol.com]

Yo Dudes and Dudeens,

                 I tried hard not to get into this, but I couldn't get it out 
of my head.  There was this Dude I knew who had a girlfriend, and every year, 
on May 1st, he would phone her up and recite a poem to her.  And then she 
tried to outhip him and phone him up before he could phone her.  And then 
they started to set their alarm clocks each earlier than the other.  And so 
it went until they had to call a halt to it, it was so extreme.  Not Rilke or 
anything profound.  Probably by that great folk poet Anon.  Just so it won't 
be a surprise when your lover starts phoning you up at the crack of dawn, 
here it is:

                Glory Be
                First of May
                Outdoor Loving
                Starts Today.

                I know, I know.  I'm a vulgar man.  What can a poor boy do?

                Max