[1893–1967, American]
Razors pain you;
Rivers are damp;
Acids stain you;
And drugs cause cramp.
Guns aren’t lawful;
Nooses give;
Gas smells awful;
You might as well live.
Source: Parker, D 1931, Death and Taxes, The Viking Press, New York.
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22 Jun 2009
The Flaw in Paganism -- Dorothy Parker
[1893–1967, American]
Drink and dance and laugh and lie,
Love, the reeling midnight through,
For tomorrow we shall die!
(But, alas, we never do.)
Source: Parker, D 1931, Death and Taxes, The Viking Press, New York.
Drink and dance and laugh and lie,
Love, the reeling midnight through,
For tomorrow we shall die!
(But, alas, we never do.)
Source: Parker, D 1931, Death and Taxes, The Viking Press, New York.
14 May 2009
Unfortunate Coincidence -- Dorothy Parker
[1893–1967, American]
By the time you swear you’re his,
Shivering and sighing,
And he vows his passion is
Infinite, undying --
Lady, make a note of this:
One of you is lying.
Source: Parker, D 1926, Enough Rope: Poems, University of California.
By the time you swear you’re his,
Shivering and sighing,
And he vows his passion is
Infinite, undying --
Lady, make a note of this:
One of you is lying.
Source: Parker, D 1926, Enough Rope: Poems, University of California.
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