I AM an ancient Jest! Paleolithic man In his arboreal nest The sparks of fun would fan; My outline did he plan, And laughed like one possessed, 'Twas thus my course began, I am a merry Jest. I am an early Jest! Man delved and built and span; Then wandered South and West The peoples Aryan, @3I@1 journeyed in their van; The Semites, too, confessed, -- From Beersheba to Dan, -- I am a Merry Jest. I am an ancient Jest, Through all the human clan, Red, black, white, free, oppressed, Hilarious I ran! I'm found in Lucian, In Poggio, and the rest, I'm dear to Moll and Nan! I am a Merry Jest! ENVOY: Prince, you may storm and ban -- Joe Millers @3are@1 a pest, Suppress me if you can! I am a Merry Jest! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE WEST COUNTRY by ALICE CARY ARCADIA: SESTINA by PHILIP SIDNEY THE PAUPER'S DEATH-BED by CAROLINE ANNE BOWLES SOUTHEY AT ELLIS ISLAND by GEORGE LAWRENCE ANDREWS PEARLS OF THE FAITH: 41. YA HASIB by EDWIN ARNOLD A ROW IN AN OMNIBUS BOX; A LEGEND OF THE HAYMARKET by RICHARD HARRIS BARHAM THE LOVE SONNETS OF PROTEUS: 51. FAREWELL TO JULIET (13) by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT |