Excerpts from the Book 'Poems For Pale People':

... in infancy._. This is an astounding statement but it can be corroborated by admiring friends, for the writer is like a certain brand of children's ...
... breathe easily again after that astounding performance, Gelett Burgess came along and gave her more notoriety by raising the question as to whether there ...
... a kind of notion. To take a trip upon the ocean. He combed his hair and washed his face. And put his little wings in place,. Then from his shelf ...
... ON THE FARM. 'Tis Saturday morn and all is bright. By nature's own endowing. The sun is fiercely giving light,. And only me-. Plowing. Across ...
... look at the elephant twirling his trunk,. And laugh at the capers cut by the monk. Watch the old clown who is acting a dunce,. And ...
... dead. If you couldn't have fun. Then for spite,. I kept that dollar 'til night. Funny, seein' these toys. Made me think of us boys. But now, ...
... as you muse,. And gently snooze,. Between thinks. You remember those jinks. When spirits were high. On the Fourth of July. There ...
... loud swish,. Squish. What's that.. A dead cat. THE SISSY BOY. Beware the Sissy Boy my child,. Not because he's very wild. The Sissy ...
... to live. So high up in the air. Wouldn't it be dandy. To fly just when you please,. An' go an' ask the Dog-star. If he worried much with ...
... the gobbler one could not diminish,. For it was Thanksgiving and he saw his finish. So the heart of the gobbler was heavy as lead. And he muttered ...
... a drink,. But a little fellow whispered. As he held a poker hand,. Can't we get as drunk on water. As we can upon the land.. Then we kicked ...
... up the household burden. In patience to abide,. To curse the irate grocer. And make your wife confide. By open speech and simple. And ...
... get-. They'll knock the stuffin' out o' me. Without the least regret. I've just a few days left now. Before I meet my fate,. For every turkey ...
... hog was I,. I never dreamed of any harm. Nor ever thought to die. All day I wallowed in the mud,. And ate the choicest slops. I watched the ...
... ever tried. You'll find 'sporting blood' inside. In Kentucky. Society is exclusive. In Kentucky,. So do not be intrusive. In Kentucky. If ...
... an open-coffin stare-. A stare that seemed the mocking of the just. And in my thoughts the dreadful thing is sitting-. Sitting there with ...
... South, and bow thy head. For one is gone beyond recall. Cast flowers on the sainted dead. Who sleeps beneath a funeral pall. To the sound of muffled ...
... wore a pistol by his side,. And on a bull-frog he did ride. March on. he cried. And, hot and thick,. His army rushed, in double quick. And ...
... the heart of a mystic wood,. To drink the sweetness of some wild rose,. And to find the whole world good. To bring unto others joy ...
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