Man please thy maker and be merry set not for this world a cherry.
On the Vanity of Earthly Greatness The tusks which clashed in mighty brawls Of mastodons, are billiard balls. The sword of Charlemagne the Just Is Ferric Oxide, known as rust. The grizzly bear, whose potent hug, Was feared by all, is now a rug. Great Caesar’s bust is on the shelf, And I don’t feel … Continue reading “Arthur Guiterman”
On the Vanity of Earthly Greatness
The tusks which clashed in mighty brawls
Of mastodons, are billiard balls.
The sword of Charlemagne the Just
Is Ferric Oxide, known as rust.
The grizzly bear, whose potent hug,
Was feared by all, is now a rug.
Great Caesar’s bust is on the shelf,
And I don’t feel so well myself.
Every artist was first an amateur.
It will do you no harm to find yourself ridiculous. Resign yourself to be the fool you are.
Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the…