Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THEN--, by WILLIAM A. PHELON First Line: When elephants are crimson Last Line: To let the hooch alone! Variant Title(s): Then- Subject(s): Alcoholism & Alcoholics; Drinks & Drinking; Wine | ||||||||
WHEN elephants are crimson, And crocodiles are blue, And lemon-hued orang-outangs Smile down on me and you When kangeroos with full-dress suits Sing with a melting tone, It's then we know the time has come To let the hooch alone! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A CUP OF TREMBLINGS by JOHN HOLLANDER VINTAGE ABSENCE by JOHN HOLLANDER SENT WITH A BOTTLE OF BURGUNDY FOR A BIRTHDAY by JOHN HOLLANDER TO A CIVIL SERVANT by EDMUND JOHN ARMSTRONG WINE by FRIEDRICH MARTIN VON BODENSTEDT THE GOOD FELLOW by ALEXANDER BROME WHEN A WOMAN LOVES A MAN by DAVID LEHMAN A FOOL THERE WAS by WILLIAM A. PHELON |
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