Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CLIFF DWELLER LYRICS: THE HALL BOYS, by BERTON BRALEY Poet's Biography First Line: They never bring the mail up in the morning Last Line: I s'pose we'll have to tip 'em just the same. Subject(s): Idleness; Laziness; Sloth; Indolence | ||||||||
They never bring the mail up in the morning, They never send our papers up at all, They send us bill collectors without warning And leave our old friends waiting in the hall. When we would phone they're on the elevator, When we would ride they're fussing with the phone, Their ignorance is daily growing greater, Their heads are solid ivory and bone. When callers come they say we do not live here Or state that we are out when we are in, And as to any messages you give here, The way they get them twisted is a sin. They're grafters and they're impudent and lazy; To loaf and not to labor is their game, But though they drive the tenants almost crazy I s'pose we'll have to tip 'em just the same. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AGAINST WHATEVER IT IS THAT'S ENCROACHING by CHARLES SIMIC NIKOS AT 42 by REETIKA VAZIRANI ODE ON INDOLENCE by JOHN KEATS IDLENESS by SILAS WEIR MITCHELL VAIN EXCUSE by WALTER CONRAD ARENSBERG |
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