Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, MY FAVORITES, by ESTHER WOLLAM


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MY FAVORITES, by                    
First Line: Inordinately fond am I
Last Line: And often nurse a lingering ache.
Subject(s): Pain; Suffering; Misery


Inordinately fond am I
Of coffee, cheese and hot mince pie,
Of pickles and potato chips,
And any kind of midnight nips.
I add, to make my list complete,
The Wagner operas, the neat
Precision of the Bach motet.
The symphony I don't forget,
Nor candle light nor shades of blue,
Nor curve of silvered moon -- nor you.

Some of my favorites are such
That they will never hurt me much,
As for that German from Beyreuth
He's calmed my soul from early youth,
And though some find him quite a bore
I would that I might hear him more.
But you, my love, and mid-night tea
I find are very bad for me,
For after each I lie awake
And often nurse a lingering ache.





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