Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TABLE MANNERS, by OLIVER MARBLE First Line: When teddy bears are brought to table Last Line: As if they lived in town. Subject(s): Dinners & Dining; Etiquette; Tableware; Manners; Courtesy; Cutlery; Forks; Plates | ||||||||
WHEN Teddy Bears are brought to table They do not clatter forks and knives; They act as well as they are able, And do so all their lives. They do not tip back in their chairs, Or leave the spoon within the cup, Or crook a finger for fine airs; They're very well brought up. They keep their mouths shut when they're chewing, Nor chew aloud, nor smack their lips; They're quite refined, whatever's doing They drink not gulps, but sips. They speak when they are spoken to; Their elbows are not up, but down; They say, "Yes, please," and "I thank you," As if they lived in town. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THREE JUDGES by JOHN BANISTER TABB A HORRIBLE EXAMPLE by OLIVER MARBLE A LITERARY MISS by OLIVER MARBLE A REMINISCENCE by OLIVER MARBLE A SUMMER SERMON FOR MEN by OLIVER MARBLE AN OLD PICTURE by OLIVER MARBLE LIKING AND LOVING by OLIVER MARBLE THE OLD REPROBATE'S SONG by OLIVER MARBLE BACCALAUREATE by ARCHIBALD MACLEISH THE WINDING BANKS OF ERNE; OR, THE EMIGRANT'S ADIEU TO HIS BIRTHPLACE by WILLIAM ALLINGHAM |
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