Regarding yours, dear Mrs Worthington, Of Wednesday the 23rd, Although your baby, May be, Keen on a stage career, How can I make it clear, That this is not a good idea. For her to hope, Dear Mrs Worthington, Is on the face of it absurd, Her personality Is not in reality Inviting enough, Exciting enough For this particular sphere. Don't put your daughter on the stage, Mrs Worthington, Don't put your daughter on the stage, The profession is overcrowded And the struggle's pretty tough And admitting the fact She's burning to act, That isn't quite enough. She has nice hands, to give the wretched girl her due, But don't you think her bust is too Developed for her age, I repeat Mrs Worthington, Sweet Mrs Worthington, Don't put your daughter on the stage ... | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DOMESDAY BOOK: GOTTLIEB GERALD by EDGAR LEE MASTERS EVENING by GEORGE WASHINGTON DOANE HYMN OF TRUST by OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES A REQUIEM FOR SOLDIERS LOST IN OCEAN TRANSPORTS by HERMAN MELVILLE SONNET: 15. TO THE LORD GENERAL FAIRFAX by JOHN MILTON THE COMMON LOT by JAMES MONTGOMERY BRONZE TRUMPETS AND SEA WATER; ON TURNING LATIN VERSE INTO ENGLISH by ELINOR WYLIE |