IT seems quite funny to reflect, And yet what else could we expect (If Darwin's true), That my primeval grandmamma And prehistoric grandpapa Looked just like you. How any one could ever see Relationship 'twixt you and me I can't explain. You're such an awkward little beast, Your features are (to say the least) So very plain. And since the rule's considered poor That doesn't work both ways, I'm sure As I can be, That ages hence, if earth endures, Some distant relative of yours Will look like me. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE LAST MAN: A RUFFIAN by THOMAS LOVELL BEDDOES PORCELAIN VASE by GAMALIEL BRADFORD THE TAPESTRY by ROBERT SEYMOUR BRIDGES ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE by VALERY YAKOVLEVICH BRYUSOV LAST REVELATION by WINIFRED ADAMS BURR WHY DISTRICT SCHOOL USED TO KEEP IN VERMONT by DANIEL LEAVENS CADY LINES SUGGESTED BY THE STATUE OF ARNOLD VON WINKELRIED STANZ-UNTERWALDEN by THOMAS CAMPBELL |