Four-Letter Bug
“IT managers are familiar with what is termed ‘The Scunthorpe problem’.
Emails containing the town’s name often get blocked by company filters,
a consequence of the Anglo-Saxon term thinly disguised in its first syllable.”
—The Independent
Within the brave new world of bytes and bits
From Scotland’s Durness down to Kent’s Reculver
Not much will scare a filter into fits
Except a lurking lightly-covered vulva.
Four Legs Good
“Cathedrals in Canterbury, Worcester and Chichester have
joined a trial scheme to welcome dogs into their buildings.”
—Euronews.com
What on earth can we see in the aisles?
Are those paws treading medieval tiles?
Yes, cathedrals that seek pounds and dollars
Now welcome some real canine collars.
Jerome Betts lives in Devon, England, where he edits the quarterly Lighten Up Online. Pushcart-nominated twice, his verse has appeared in a wide variety of UK publications and in anthologies such as Love Affairs At The Villa Nelle, Limerick Nation, the Potcake Chapbooks 1, 2 and 12, and Beth Houston’s three Extreme collections. He has been featured in Light. British, European, and North American web venues include Amsterdam Quarterly, Better Than Starbucks, The Asses of Parnassus, The Hypertexts, The New Verse News, Per Contra, and Snakeskin.