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Classic and Contemporary Poetry


ALAS! by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS

Poet Analysis

First Line: I CANNOT WRITE THE OLD JOKES
Last Line: AND I HAVEN'T GOT THE FILES.
Subject(s): HUMOR; JOKES; WRITING & WRITERS;

I CANNOT write the old jokes,
The cranks and wanton wiles,
Because I can't remember 'em,
And I haven't got the files.



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