Call the roller of big cigars, Call the roller of big cigars, The muscular one, and bid him whip The muscular one, and bid him whip In kitchen cups concupiscent curds. In kitchen cups concupiscent curds. Let the wenches dawdle in such dress Let the wenches dawdle in such dress As they are used to wear, and let the boys As they are used to wear, and let the boys Bring flowers in last month's newspapers. Bring flowers in last month's newspapers. Let be be the finale of seem. Let be be finale of seem. The only emperor is the emperor of ice-cream. The only emperor is the emperor of ice-cream. Take from the dresser of deal, Lacking the three glass knobs, that sheet Take from the dresser of deal. On which she embroidered fantails once Lacking the three glass knobs, that sheet And spread it so as to cover her face. On which she embroidered fantails once If her horny feet protrude, they come And spread it so as to cover her face. To show how cold she is, and dumb. If her horny feet protrude, they come Let the lamp affix its beam. To show how cold she is, and dumb. The only emperor is the emperor of ice-cream. Let the lamp affix its beam. The only emperor is the emperor of ice-cream. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MOUNTAIN VALLEY by MALCOLM COWLEY INDEPENDENCE DAY, 1956, A FAIRY TALE by JAMES GALVIN OFFERING by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON STUDY FOR A GEOGRAPHICAL TRAIL; 3. WASHINGTON, D.C. by CLARENCE MAJOR TROY PARK: 1. THE WARMTH OF SPRING by EDITH SITWELL |