Broad smiles that flash at sight of cash, Broad bursts of light high up in air, Broad walks packed tight by day and night, Broad-backed policemen here and there; Broad palms that itch for tribute rich From broadcloth garb with money in it, Broad matrons viewed absorbing food And getting broader every minute; Broad streams of those whose looks disclose They came across the broad pray-raries To dance and dine where white lights shine And gaze upon the merry-merries. Broad tales that win a broader grin From those who listen, quite unawed; Broad signs that leer to bid you hear Broad farces brought in from abroad: Broad jokes that make the midriff quake, Broad robberies at broad of day, Broad fake, broad bluff, broad tragic stuff, Broad comedy—Broadway! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...UPON THE DEATH OF THE LORD HASTINGS by JOHN DRYDEN THE HOUSE OF LIFE: 91. LOST ON BOTH SIDES by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI GARDEN DAYS: 6. AUTUMN FIRES by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON RUINS OF CORINTH by ANTIPATER OF SIDON I SHALL BE SATISFIED by MARTIN BEHEMB |