New-York tribune., 1922-05-25
The 7ower
CONCERNING CONCENTRATIONS

| At desk here IN the Office, with YOU
colleagues walking by it
! Sounds come 'oeiiug ont Of Frankfort
Strcct nppror,mnting riohj
Sing the pleasures Of a life
That's with fauns and dryads rife
Tell about young nymphs and neathcrdu
ncctly footing to a fife
, "A rjsifor; "SnV, pnrdou mr., but HA w
no" got q hnifc?'y
Your mythology employ
q oicc. "Oh copV' CopV bov!'
ouIl discover, if you concentrate, that
sounds VIII not annoy
l7he (unuicsi rcportcr's initiating Ed
die Fov.)
Oh. tho oaton herd pipes triI
To the music Of tho ril--
"a rlsNor. - on here TN uor3 'S'n
mottcr' FcciW' ,N}
HcN hascn JNst mirute. D,djn heay
the orr on B,N?"J
Hear the goat hoofg stamp and click r.
cNc"a machine. "T,ch-ticha-t,ch."
ro'ce SAY. 0o hrd waiter. TEN IN
that Wout INN. QuickrJ
It 1nsplrat'ona burning low, Just stop
and trim the wick
Carol Eayy as - finch:
Writing verses Is cinch
fTro p"q'is''c otics boys hape foller
m cllnch
ADa there's sore orr ouf on Fyankfoyt
street I nrrk then mant to
iBuch.J
Don't give up, or fume, or stow.
Lyric poets never DO
Ciho dcbate on editorials ia starting
up ouctr
~ rat? o" eoin home so carlp' On.
"eH, pretty soft for you!')
IT ls nice at last to come
To the quiet Of home,
"0eIe enc may sit in perfect peace
and LOT the fancy roam
fNo. IT'S realty not massacre, Our
son has bnwped his dome.J
Drag the lyric from its grave.
Listen, muse, unto your slovel
Have heart and leNd assistance aud
these feeble verses save
He IS '1ding o" has hJddy car. what
nrrpc9 the ncj0hbors havrD
Pluck the Lutte with fingers light;
Take meter, crisp and bright
Ihe folk ncross Me alley start their
c"stomarV fight,
No. )oN wnstnt BOTHER dnddu rov.
Poor daddp's got to writei'J
What though Pegasus may rear.
Grasp his bride without foar.
Mount and wait single moment while I
the theme grows sweet and clear
~ nate to iNferrupt Vou. Did lcore
ny purse in hcre?")
Keep Your English undehled:
Sing wistful strain and mild
SOUNDS e'nerq'ng from the othe- room
are jurenUe and ,rjfd.
'lou onght to be ashamed TO use su,b
(0Ngnoge to q chHdNJ
Try plaintive, minor strain
IN bereavement and its pain
lhree -yoor-o1d impersonation of az
Erie Ratlrood train.
stop thot noise, nom. Stop this in
stnnt Mother uont tell vou
ogain"D
All, the vicious thoughts that lurk
n the corners, filled with murk.
II what you call your intellect would
scare to death Turk.
"We0. real2y, dear, the office is the
r'oce to do your rrork.")
We're beginning to believe that
we've been overpessimistc about peace
onterences. Peru and Chile have been
rgulng over their frontier lines for
lore than week and we haven't had
. land marines anywhere vet.
We should have gone to Genoa and
'nnGed on the table. President Hibben
ohS. from "hot zee hare gathered of
te present juMpy condition Of Euro-
'eoN "efres, 'oere perfectly miLling to
ct President Hibben hare the entire
able banging concession.
Inc Song of the Shirt Garters
SIR; Ask Doc. Mac if he wears chain t
'all shlrts, or what. that the sleeves '
ant be shortened. Arm garters have a
equal, unless it is the bent wire S
aey used to put under the collar of d
tore clothes to make them fit the
L. B. Y. h
1"'s paragraph is devoted entirelu to +
f'n9 the cdndor Of the Hamilton Then. 9
~ onhers, aohich announces in its !;
'ogram:
y o" take no chance Of being enter .
med by this picture"
" men our desire for self lf-extinction y
overpowers US we are MT
rtaln whether We'll qualify for one-
ny trip on the Styx with gunpowder
'lson or gas. But of one thinq wc
e sure. Even though it seems to he
@ style in prescnt-day suicidal circles -
mop off the top of some buildino w.
e not going to do it. ~,
Our chief objection to this mode of
llterat'on is not the publicity gem
ally attendant upon such feats: it's a
e Tact that once embarked on your :,
WnWard flight there's rr,ct;,,,I vi