Starry Lasses

Here’s to the ne’er easy ladies of Aries,
Fires of Sheratan, never to cull-
Gone is the mate who had sought ‘em to sate:
When they got to rammin’ he went through the hull!

Here’s to the chorus of kelpies in Taurus,
nesting so neatly in Aldebaran-
Woe is the Scotsman who found when he got one
The strength of the Earth in the palm of her hand!

Here’s to the women I knew out in Gemini,
Lawyers from Castor who practice in Pollux-
Til I, vehement, had read the agreement:
Parties in play must possess both their bollocks!

Here’s to the dancers divina of Cancer,
Selen Asellus Australisine sweets-
Part of the hell is in cracking their shell-
Part is in skirting the saltier meats!

Here’s to the trio I knew out in Leo,
Fighters of Regulus, heart of the Sun-
Last there, I learned, through a lioness spurned,
Dawn can be greeted but never outrun!

Here’s to the virtuous virgins of Virgo,
Hidden away in their studies obscure-
Spica so clean by their mantra serene:
Lack of a man’s just as good as the cure!

Here’s to the libertine lasses of Libra,
Quick in their bodies and quick in their minds-
Sweet melancholy Zubeneschamali,
See you again when I’ve paid off the fines!

Here’s to the Scorpius femmes fatales,
Oh how they teem with the waters of life-
Most the safaris out onto Antares
End with a kiss, or the slip of a knife!

The maiden to marry is in Sagittarius,
Waiting in Polis and hiking the falls-
Gone before courting should be your cavorting:
Uglier things than your mug dress her walls!

Here’s to the scorn of the hens Capricornus,
Stalwart and stubborn, those women of steel-
Often ye hear the adage of Nashira:
Best to decline if they offer a deal!

Here’s to aerious maids of Aquarius,
Sharp as the wind through the veil of the reeds-
Rid of the rude is Sadalsuud, though
Where they all went is a wonder indeed!

Here’s to the high seas! And lasses of Pisces!
Here’s to Alrescha, the shores of the Moon!
Home are we there, in the night and their care-
Comfort I hope so to feel again soon!