While we're conserving coal and trees, And waterfalls and things like these, I trust that Congress will observe Some other things we might conserve: Conserve the bliss of those that wed; Conserve the hair upon my head; Conserve the spinster's fading face; Conserve the kitten's sprightly grace. Conserve our stomachs, now the prey Of some new diet fad each day; Conserve our lassies and our lads From these new education fads. Conserve the faith in Santa Claus; Conserve the reverence for laws; Conserve the freshness of our youth, Its faith in man, its love of truth. Conserve the money spent on style, The optimist's confiding smile, The paragrapher's stock of jokes, The patience of a lot of folks! And while this conservation fit Is on, some statesmen might admit The suitability of Shelves, And prudently conserve -- themselves. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ONE FAVORED ACORN by ROBERT FROST AFTER VERLAINE by ANSELM HOLLO TO SAMUEL COLERIDGE UPON HEARING HIS 'SOME I FEEL LIKE A MOTHERLESS..' by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: AMI GREEN by EDGAR LEE MASTERS THE GREAT RACE PASSES by EDGAR LEE MASTERS LEAVES OF A MAGAZINE by MARIANNE MOORE HOMAGE TO SEXTUS PROPERTIUS: 3 by EZRA POUND |