Broad smiles that flash at sight of cash, Broad bursts of light high up in air, Broad walks packed tight by day and night, Broad-backed policemen here and there; Broad palms that itch for tribute rich From broadcloth garb with money in it, Broad matrons viewed absorbing food And getting broader every minute; Broad streams of those whose looks disclose They came across the broad pray-raries To dance and dine where white lights shine And gaze upon the merry-merries. Broad tales that win a broader grin From those who listen, quite unawed; Broad signs that leer to bid you hear Broad farces brought in from abroad: Broad jokes that make the midriff quake, Broad robberies at broad of day, Broad fake, broad bluff, broad tragic stuff, Broad comedy—Broadway! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FLUTE-PRIEST SONG FOR RAIN; CEREMONIAL AT THE SUN SPRING by AMY LOWELL WREATHE THE BOWL by THOMAS MOORE THE SPOUSE TO THE BELOVED by WILLIAM BALDWIN THE DIREFUL TALE OF HORROR by BERTON BRALEY LINES SUGGESTED BY THE FOURTEENTH OF FEBRUARY (2) by CHARLES STUART CALVERLEY TO REV. WALTER BAGOT; EXCUSE FOR DELAY IN WRITING TO HIM by WILLIAM COWPER |