Poems by Franklin Pierce Adams
A Wish
... Shall beat the band, the cars, and Dutch ...
Rus. Vs. Urbs
... " And when the builder of this ditty ...
To Myrtilla Again
... To bards like Shelley, Keats, and Poe ...
Fragment
... "Militis in galea nidum fecere columbæ,"- ...
Myrtilla's Third Degree
... If aught of these, maid of my wooing, there's absolutely nothing doing ...
Occasionally
... Now and then there's a poet with closely cropped hair, ...
Poesy's Guerdon
... poet is living to-day on the current proceeds of his ...
Despite
... "What a frightful flivver this Baker is!" ...
A Soft Susurrus
... That I forgot to fix that screen, ...
The Monument Of Q.H.F.
... I want a wreath that is Delphic and green, ...
Ballade Of A Hardy Annual
... But from this stand we're unwilling to veer: ...
War And Peace
... Said the wholesale grocer, in righteous mood, ...
The Dictaphone Bard
... uggestion: Did you ever try dictating your stories or articles to the dictaphone for the first draft ...
Advice
... Nope. Such deadly things need not alarm him ...
To Myrtilla Complaining
... Yes, and you say that I hold you but light, ...
