The Latin Poets
Ancient Roman poets weren’t prudes,
the foulest vocabulary they used.
They spoke the language of the street
unaltered by artifice, much less discreet.
The prudish and the ignorant
were shocked and waxed indignant
though kids today less than ten years
would never think to block their ears,
to filthy verse by Martial or Catullus
their faces unembarrassed by a blush!
Copyright © Maurice Rigoler | Year Posted 2023
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