Ernest was an elephant, a great big dumbbell, Leonard was a lion on a social trail, George was a goat, keen to win some belle, And James was as slow as a snail. Leonard had a stall, as a bluff a strong one, Ernest had some ideas but they all were thick, George had a hunch, but it always was the wrong one, And James was a bit of a hick. Ernest made love like a film of slow motion. Leonard tried to pull this stuff on Art. George seldom ever had a snappy notion, And James never got a start. Ernie may have been very well-intentioned. Len and Jim may have only been late. In a year or so George words of love might have mentioned, But I gave 'em all the gate. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AFTER PARTING by SARA TEASDALE ON THE DEATH OF MR. PURCELL by JOHN DRYDEN ODE TO A NIGHTINGALE by JOHN KEATS BEN JONSON ENTERTAINS A MAN FROM STRATFORD by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON THE SONG OF A TRAVELLER by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON |