The influence of gaslight or electric light on the growth of paraheliotropic trees

Edward Yellow and Little Honeybee Blue
sat sitting at a table at a bar in August in Washington DC
and made eyes at each other
till one of them
– can’t remember which —
worked up some nervous nerves
to make the first move
“kiss the girl” sings a crab to my right
as I row my boat across the water
“kiss the girl” he says