Best Cullen Poems
Mr CullenThere’s a man across the ward from me with a hearing aid that whines,
‘Old age coming on you see, I’m only seventy-nine.
Me hernia’s shot, and so’s me sight, my specs they’re thick like bottle.
But, I don’t smoke, though I used to
And… of course I’m teetotal.
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Categories:
cullen, age, anniversary, war, drug,
Form:
Epitaph
For Countee Cullen--And the Lady He KnowsThis is a parody of a poem by Countee Cullen displayed in my notes.
She thinks that Blond number seven
Will make her Zza Zza Gabor.
The herbal facial was like heaven;
The back rub was a chore....
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Categories:
cullen, humor, parody, satire,
Form:
Light Verse