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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
POETRY, by O. E. ENFIELD
First Line: Don't ask me to read a long poem
Last Line: At what the critics say.
Subject(s): Poetry Readings
First Line: Don't ask me to read a long poem
Last Line: At what the critics say.
Subject(s): Poetry Readings
Don't ask me to read a long poem
Nor one that isn't good
Nor one that's tangled and obscure
And can't be understood;
When I read a poem -- a good one --
It helps to cheer the day
And I can't be bothered
At what the critics say.
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