Classic and Contemporary Poetry
UTOPIA, by ROBERT JONES BURDETTE Poet's Biography First Line: What will we do when the good days come Last Line: How can we stand the millennium? | ||||||||
WHAT will we do when the good days come -- When the prima donna's lips are dumb, And the man who reads us his "little things" Has lost his voice like the girl who sings; When stilled is the breath of the cornet-man, And the shrilling chords of the quartette clan; When our neighbours' children have lost their drums -- Oh, what will we do when the good time comes? Oh, what will we do in that good, blithe time, When the tramp will work -- oh, thing sublime! And the scornful dame who stands on your feet Will "Thank you, sir," for the proffered seat; And the man you hire to work by the day, Will allow you to do his work your way; And the cook who trieth your appetite Will steal no more than she thinks is right; When the boy you hire will call you "Sir," Instead of "Say" and "Guverner"; When the funny man is humorsome -- How can we stand the millennium? | Discover our poem explanations - click here!Other Poems of Interest...AMERICAN CRADLE SONG by ROBERT JONES BURDETTE CHRIST by ROBERT JONES BURDETTE LIMERICK by ROBERT JONES BURDETTE LIMERICK by ROBERT JONES BURDETTE LIMERICK by ROBERT JONES BURDETTE LIMERICK by ROBERT JONES BURDETTE ORPHAN BORN by ROBERT JONES BURDETTE THE ROMANCE OF THE CARPET by ROBERT JONES BURDETTE ANTIMENIDAS by ALCAEUS OF MYTILENE A MARCH GLEE by JOHN BURROUGHS |
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