Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO LADY ASTOR (PICTURED WITH BRITISH LION AT HEEL), by OLIVER BROOK HERFORD Poet's Biography First Line: Hail, beauteous lady, world reknown Last Line: "to ""pussyfoot"" his diet!" Subject(s): Astor, Nancy, Viscountess (1879-1964); Politics & Government; Women's Rights; Feminism | ||||||||
Hail, beauteous lady, world renowned, And hail to this, your latest capture With Goldenrod and Roses crowned Who pads at heel with purrs of rapture. Can this sweet cat with fluffy pate In blissful thraldom to your charms Be the same beast that ramps irate Upon Great Britain's arms! 'Tis proud indeed we'll be some day, Who witnessed the incipient stages Of your triumphal march, to say, "We saw her started down the ages!" And by the way, dear, since you're quite Well headed for the Hall of Fame, Don't hold your Lion's leash too tight Lest he forget he's tame. 'Tis true he lets you cut his claws And trim his beard or curl and shave it -- And knit wool mittens for his paws, And bob his mane, or marcel-wave it, But Lions have their limits, take My friendly tip upon the quiet And don't attempt, for heaven's sake, To "pussyfoot" his diet! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE RIGHTS OF WOMAN by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD THE RIGHTS OF WOMAN by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD HEMATITE HEIRLOOM LIVES ON (MAYBE DECEMBER 1980) by ALICE NOTLEY ON THE BEACH by CLARIBEL ALEGRIA FEMINIST POEM NUMBER ONE by ELIZABETH ALEXANDER HYPOCRITE SWIFT by LOUISE BOGAN FOR A GODCHILD, REGINA, ON THE OCCASION OF HER FIRST LOVE by TOI DERRICOTTE HESTER'S SONG by TOI DERRICOTTE LIMERICK by OLIVER BROOK HERFORD |
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