Not diamonds nor exotic eastern jewels,
nor rubies forgéd in the tropic heat,
nor any gems upon which mankind drools
can match these ten small toes upon your feet!
Gold ingots have I held that cost the earth,
pregnant with their promises of bliss,
yet even these held very little worth
compared with this your foot which now I kiss.
Let other chaps enjoy a woman’s breast;
let other men suck pleasure from the teat
and yet still others, let them have the rest
and leave me but the ankles and the feet.