25 JUNE 1988, Page 41

The Song of Solomon

I read of `sharon fruit', and find it on The supermarket shelves at umpteen p Per rather dubious tomato shape.

The 'rose of Sharon' — what is that? I have To turn the pages of the ODQ.

Good Lord, it's in The Song of Solomon!

Since I'm the opposite of Israel's king For wives, not to mention concubines, quite Well in my seventies to bite new flesh.