A Vain Appeal Comments

A superb life song, full of expectations from dear one and conviction that the same would not be fulfilled. A great classic poem of the day.

It is brilliant poem composed by Jessie Pope.

Well expressed thoughts and feelings. A beautifull creation.

You shall have chocolates to eat Of every possible description; Those rosy lips are much too sweet To soil with Yankee or Egyptian............/// wondering I'm here; there were chocolate and rose for the loving someone and they're Yankee or Egyptian; well it's beautiful poem; I enjoyed, thanks for sharing

You'd sooner give up me than smoking So be it take your cigarette And smoke it, love and homage scorning, But suffer me, with much regret, To say 'Good morning'! avery goog poem, tony

A very witty, neatly structured ryhming poem; with compelling turns of phrase; courtesy of Jessie Pope.

You shall have chocolates to eat Of every possible description; Those rosy lips are much too sweet To soil with Yankee or Egyptian. Your smiles with trinkets I'll entice Or silly frillies made of chiffon, Till once again you say I'm nice And not a griffon. fantastic poem shared great 10++++++++++++++++++++

" You are not anxious to be kissed You would sooner give me up than smoking" Beautiful confessional conceptualization.

Those rosy lips are much too sweet To soil with Yankee or Egyptian. Your smiles with trinkets I'll entice Or silly frillies made of chiffon, a very good poem. tony

Fascinating that this anti smoking poem dates before the big campaigns and all of the medical research showed the harmful effects of smoking. A pretty forward poem.

I wonder when this poem was written. It must be courageous to go against norm when all the films and media out were promoting smoking by women.

One of the best noble poems by Jessie Pope........

A GREAT anti-smoking poem- that Everybody should read as a teen to curtail them from the noxious habit of smoking which I can admit screwed my life up for awhile and just turned me into that 'kind of person' who 'does that'.' Had I read this, I might have been warned!

You'd sooner give up me than smoking So be it take your cigarette And smoke it, love and homage scorning, But suffer me, with much regret, To say 'Good morning'! ......impressive lines. Beautiful poem.

An appeal even to a dear one to renounce addiction like smoking goes in vain. A beautiful melody on that theme is a well deserved classic poem of the Day.

An impish poem which reflects, also, in the photo of her.

To soil with Yankee or Egyptian! ! ! ! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

You are not anxious to be kissed You'd sooner give up me than smoking a fine poem. tony