Since this seems to be a discussion thread, let me put in my counter-appraisal, that the weakest line in the song seems to be "The Queen of Hearts still making tarts", and it is interesting that in the second poem, the most wishy washy Dylan Thomasy derived line "Lot's wife would not be salt if she had been incurious, etc." is subject to the same criticism: taking a well known image and doing the most obvious rephrasing. "Does the name Dick Whittington ring any bells?" Poetry should be made of sterner stuff....Nice song, can't complain too much. I go for the prostitutes-down-in-the-ravine-shagging-off-whoever-shows- up-condoms-littered-around-as-love's-pledge interpretation myself....

yours, Peter T.