Regarding yours, dear Mrs Worthington, Of Wednesday the 23rd, Although your baby, May be, Keen on a stage career, How can I make it clear, That this is not a good idea. For her to hope, Dear Mrs Worthington, Is on the face of it absurd, Her personality Is not in reality Inviting enough, Exciting enough For this particular sphere. Don't put your daughter on the stage, Mrs Worthington, Don't put your daughter on the stage, The profession is overcrowded And the struggle's pretty tough And admitting the fact She's burning to act, That isn't quite enough. She has nice hands, to give the wretched girl her due, But don't you think her bust is too Developed for her age, I repeat Mrs Worthington, Sweet Mrs Worthington, Don't put your daughter on the stage ... | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...EPIGRAM: A BURNT SHIP by JOHN DONNE SONNET TO MRS. REYNOLD'S CAT by JOHN KEATS HYMN OF FREEDDOM by MICHAEL JOSEPH BARRY THE IMPROVISATORE: THE INDUCTION TO THE SECOND FYTTE by THOMAS LOVELL BEDDOES THE YELLOWHAMMER by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN SNOW IN APRIL by JOHN GARDINER CALKINS BRAINARD VISIONS: 1 by WILLIAM BROWNE (1591-1643) ON THE BIRTH OF JOHN WILLIAM RIZZO HOPPNER by GEORGE GORDON BYRON |