Poetry Explorer

Classic and Contemporary Poetry

ALAS! by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS

Poet Analysis

First Line: I CANNOT WRITE THE OLD JOKES
Last Line: AND I HAVEN'T GOT THE FILES.
Subject(s): HUMOR; JOKES; WRITING & WRITERS;
I CANNOT write the old jokes,
The cranks and wanton wiles,
Because I can't remember 'em,
And I haven't got the files.



Home: PoetryExplorer.net