William Jay Smith-Epigrams
Epigrams |
Critic A short-order cook is the mealymouthed critic, In his chromium kitchen long has he rambled; Attacks an egg with a little egg beater And serves it shirred, or blurred, or scrambled. Lady Biographer She devotes her life to the lives of others, Sees the poor mad poets as they were; And how they'd have been if they'd had nice mothers, Or if they all had married her. Poet After,each,word,he,places,a,comma, A,remarkable,effect,indeed, It,gives,you,jitters,when,you,look, It,gives,you,hiccoughs,when,you,read. |