I WROTE some lines once on a time
In wondrous merry mood,
And thought, as usual, men would say
They were exceeding good.
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Indeed, this poem climbs the heights of rediculousness/mockery, though in a tongue-in-cheek way a say. .
stanza 1: In 2024 I would use 'once upon a time'. mood/good is not what I call a 'perfect rhyme'; I think many years ago such rhymes were more acceptable. : ) bri
A committed defender of the First Amendment, Holmes is known for the 'clear and present danger' doctrine, which held that the U.S. government could restrict speech only when it posed a 'clear and present danger' to the national interest.'
stanza 1: Oliver W. H. Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. was an American jurist who served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1902 to 1932. Wikipedia Born: March 8,1841, Boston, MA Died: March 6,1935 '
Every now and then we all can use the ridiculous humor! Loved it. Trying to imagine what was written in those line! Yes! no revelation....the best part!
The author, Sir Oliver, pokes fun at himself/his written lines, ....as I do at times in my poems and messages on PH. bri : ) ***** To my favorites.