DR. G R E E N G R A V E
A ll alone in the
B ig house a-
C ross the street,
D welt the
E ffervescent,
F lamboyant Doctor
G reengrave.
H ow this
I llustrious gentleman kept his
J ealousy hidden from his
K indred for so
L ong is a puzzlement to the
M ind of man.
N evertheless, because the
O peration to remove a
P ellet from his gullet--
Q ueer as it may seem--
R esulted in his green color, he was
S tung by unkind remarks of small
T ykes who passed him on the street. He
U sually became depressed and ended up
V isiting his friends on
W ard
X, off the
Y ellow Room, at the
Z oological Gardens.
Maybe it's not a poem yet, but it was my first effort in the graduate class, Writing Across the Curriculum, Benton High School, Summer, 1984, taught by Sue Perry, to whom I will always be grateful.
