Adoni Complains

“Dees Boston eesa slowa town,”

     Adoni said to me;

“Dey chuta have da greata theengs

     New Yorka people see.

Dees folk’ dey gat no greata breedge,

     No Statue Leeberty;

Dey gotta no beeg Central Park,”

     Adoni said to me.

“Dees Boston folk’ dey have no race

     Weeth aeroplanes, w’y?

Ever other place da airship feel

     Da greata beega sky.

I lik’ for see som’ theeng tak’ place,

     Da beega worlda fair;

Or som’theeng lika beega race

     Weeth airsheep in da air.”

“No, notheeng, but da sam’ ol’ gait,

     Lik’ feefty year ago;

Dees Boston eesa slowa town,

     Meester Jocos’; dat’s so.

Just wait, we queeck heem up I theenk,

     We have som’day,” said he,

“A smart Eetalian for mayor,”

     Adoni said to me.

June 30, ‘10

Wed.