Poems by Franklin Pierce Adams
Nix On the Fluffy Stuff
... _"Quid iuvat ornato procedere, vita, capillo ...
A Word For It
... I taste thy joy, not quite unknown to Keats ...
The Last Laugh
... Though deals in lands and stocks you swing, ...
Footlight Motifs
... Despite my close and tense endeavour, ...
After Hearing 'Robin Hood'
... The balladry of the greenwood tree ...
Love Gustatory
... Toward you, dear Tillie, quite the same ...
Variation On A Theme
... The chill susurrus of cocktail ice in an adequae ...
Those Two boys
... He was honest and bright and the teacher's delight— &emsp ...
To Quotation
... more. Quotation! Ah, thou droppest as the gentle ...
Present Imperative
... Apply yourself to wisdom! Sweep the floor and wash the dishes, ...
Lines On And From "Bartlett's Familiar Quotations"
... Go, little booke! and let who will be clever! ...
Again Endorsing The Lady, II
... Her hands are featly formed and taper ...
R.s.v.p.
... Phyllis, I've a keg of fine fermented grape juice, ...
On Tradition
... LINES PROVOKED BY HEARING A YOUNG MAN WHISTLING ...
Three Authors
... That you have signed in all these years! ...