Human legs

are not particularly beautiful,
unlike those of otters or spiders,
and (to me) are quite ugly when old
– which is why I wear trousers
in hot weather as well as in cold.

My favourites, hanging out to dry.

There is currently an infantile
summer fashion for all (including old) men
to wear long, drab shorts
like schoolboys.  Can it have
anything to do with pædophilia ?