LONG years ago, a funny man, Flushed with a strange delight, Sat down and wrote a funny thing All in the solemn night; And as he wrote he clapped his hands And laughed with all his might For it was such a funny thing, O such a very funny thing, This wonderfully funny thing, He Laughed Outright. And so it was this funny man Printed this funny thing -- Forgot it, too, nor ever thought It worth remembering, Till but a day or two ago. (Ah! what may changes bring!) He found this selfsame funny thing In an exchange -- "O funny thing!" He cried, "You dear old funny thing!" And Sobbed Outright. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...OF CAUTION by FRANCESCO DA BARBERINI THEN AND NOW by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON KINGFISHER by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN |