Keeping Him from Crime

“Is stealing a kiss a crime?” I asked,

     Of the modest maid and shy;

“If it is I fear that I will be

     A criminal till I die.”

“I suppose it is,” she made reply,

     “’’Twere better you did not steal;”

And, pursing her lips, she added, “I

     A criminal can’t conceal.”

July 10, ‘09