Foolish Verses

I wrote some foolish verses once,

     About a pretty girl;

I wrote about her ruby lips,

     And e’en her teeth of pearl.

I wrote some foolish verses once,

     About a wondrous scene;

Of sloping hills, of winding brooks,

     And meadows waving green.

I wrote some foolish verses once,

     About a distant star;

Also about a gay soubrette

     Who wasn’t quite so far.

I wrote some foolish verses once,

     About a Jack and Jill;

I wrote some very foolish verse

     And I am writing still.

Aug. 9, ‘05