Best Music Hall Poems
The Country Music Hall of FameA country music fan is not
A title I would claim
And yet today I visited
Its well-known Hall of Fame.
For here I am in Nashville,
In the south and far from home,
But I believe in following
That adage, "When in Rome..."
Surprisingly, I much enjoyed
The various displays.
The folks that made...
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Categories:
music hall, music,
Form:
Rhyme
She's Only a Bird In a Gilded Cage, An Unsung SequelWhen the old fellow died,
the cage opened wide,
and a very rich chick
Madov mighty quick.
Moral strictures aren't always a guide....
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Categories:
music hall, marriage, money, society,
Form:
Burlesque
The Less Edifying Second VerseI
'She's only a bird in a gilded cage,'
so a well-known song has once told.
She married a man well advanced in years
for the sake of his riches and gold.
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Categories:
music hall, allusion, corruption, irony,
Form:
Burlesque