Saturday, May 24, 2003
A Parody On “a Psalm Of Life” Comments
Rating: ★3.1
Life is real, life is earnest,
And the shell is not its pen –
“Egg thou art, and egg remainest”
Was not spoken of the hen.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
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Aftab Alam Khursheed
29 November 2014
This is a nice poem read in school- n the world’s broad field of battle, In the great barnyard of life, Be not like those lazy cattle! Be a rooster in the strife! thanks
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7/19/2025 10:46:01 PM # 1.0.0
Tis is a great parody, having read the Longfellow version, this is a really funny version of that beloved classic and a little biting in areas, it doesn't lampoon the original it simply homages it with comedy. Read this to bring a smile to you face.