Lonely Hearts

Lonely Hearts

—Wendy Cope

Can someone make my simple wish come true?

Male biker seeks female for touring fun.

Do you live in North London? Is it you?

Gay vegetarian whose friends are few,

I'm into music, Shakespeare and the sun.

Can someone make my simple wish come true?

Executive in search of something new -

Perhaps bisexual woman, arty, young.

Do you live in North London? Is it you?

Successful, straight and solvent? I am too -

Attractive Jewish lady with a son.

Can someone make my simple wish come true?

I'm Libran, inexperienced and blue -

Need slim non-smoker, under twenty-one.

Do you live in North London? Is it you?

Please write (with photo) to Box 152

Who knows where it may lead once we've begun?

Can someone make my simple wish come true?

Do you live in North London? Is it you? 

温迪·可普（Wendy Cope），于1945年7月21日出生在英格兰肯特郡的埃里思，曾在牛津大学的圣希尔达学院学习历史。毕业后她任教于伦敦的小学并于1986年成为一位自由撰稿人。

温迪·可普是英国当代诗坛一位备受尊敬的女诗人。她的诗歌睿智诙谐，韵律完美，

风格幽默。

——摘自百度百科（有删改）