IT seems quite funny to reflect, And yet what else could we expect (If Darwin's true), That my primeval grandmamma And prehistoric grandpapa Looked just like you. How any one could ever see Relationship 'twixt you and me I can't explain. You're such an awkward little beast, Your features are (to say the least) So very plain. And since the rule's considered poor That doesn't work both ways, I'm sure As I can be, That ages hence, if earth endures, Some distant relative of yours Will look like me. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE FOUR BROTHERS by CARL SANDBURG AT THE CHURCH DOOR by GEORGE SANTAYANA HOME, SWEET HOME, FR. CLARI, THE MAID OF MILAN by JOHN HOWARD PAYNE I AM FREEZING by JOHANNA AMBROSIUS THE IDEAL GENERAL by ARCHILOCHUS NO-MORE-FEAR by WILLIAM ROSE BENET ON THE FALL OF ZALONA by EMILY JANE BRONTE THE WANDERER: 1. IN ITALY: CONDEMNED ONES by EDWARD ROBERT BULWER-LYTTON |