Manipulation Comments

His writing reminds me in some lines of Roald Dahl.

There's a bump for a butcher or a bombardier; Such organs of slaughter Would spill blood like water; Such " lopping and topping" of heads and of tails, Why, you'll cut up a jackass with Alderman S- .' very fine poem. tony

Absolutely hilarious. I love couplets with off beat rhymes!

'Why here's a bump, Only feel what a lump; Why the organ of " Sound" is an absolute hump; .....beautiful interlinked rhyme in sentence with humorous writings... i enjoyed

" Would spill blood like water" ! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

After having read, I THOUGHT the poet is still alive amongst us, BUT he lived two-three centuries ago. What a modern language he used at that time. A scintillating poem, full of humor and irony. WOW! A true talented poet (seen in what age he lived) and far in the future with his language. Amazing poem.Only nowadays most poets don't use rhymes nor internal rhymes anymore. He is herein very keen. I like this poem very much, a poem rhyming so well, The CLASSIC Poem OTD

It is one of the best poem by Richard Harris Barham.

Marvellous verse with pleasant rhyme

yea...fantastic