Poems by Franklin Pierce Adams
Monotonous Variety
... He "scorned," "exclaimed," "pronounced," and "flared ...
Regarding (1) The U.S. And (2) New York
... S.A. And-although Middle-Western born- ...
Vain Words
... Yet I'm certain that I shan't amount ...
His Monument
... And crown my thinning, graying locks with wreathes of Delphic bays! ...
The Stalling Of Q.H.F.
... Cheer up, you're a fortunate scamp, ...
To A Lady
... Nor dam this pen's o'ereager flowing-- ...
What Flavour?
... He'll spill his blood, to put it plainly ...
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
... But he feared the public jeering, and the folks who would defame him, ...
"And Yet It Is A Gentle Art!"
... (Parody is a genre frowned upon by your professors ...
I Remember, I Remember
... I'll pay the bill this time, but, Oh, ...
Unshackled Thoughts On Chivalry, Romance, Adventure, Etc.
... So I thought, Why waste five hours trying to versify the incident ...
Chorus For Mixed Voices
... I hear those good night ladies much obliged because we're here ...
To Alice--Sit--By--The--Hour II
... Wondrous fair, and all that stuff-- ...
If The Advertising Man Had Been Praed, Or Locker
... Plain or grained, basket weave or moiréd surfaces! ...
Christmas Cards
... " Still, though you shave contragrainious,[Footnote: Well, there ought to be ...