Found amongst old papers

[hummingwolf]

Originally from an old Mad magazine:

If Poe's "The Raven" Were Written By Joyce Kilmer

I think that I shall never hear
A raven who is more sincere
Than that one tapping at my door
Who's ever saying, "Nevermore."
A raven who repeats his words
Until I think I'm for the birds;
A raven who, I must assume,
Will dirty up my living-room;
A raven fond of bugs and worms
With whom I'm on the best of terms.
Let other poets praise a tree--
A raven's good enough for me!

~~~~~~
Speaking of "The Raven," my father used to love inventing new stanzas for the poem. His favorite included the lines:

"Scratch the gravel, bird, and travel!
Leave this hovel, I implore!"
Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore."

Comments

[whitelinefever.livejournal.com]

I miss the old William Gaines' Mad days.The humor was top shelf.My favorite were the movie parodies.

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

I'm told that once when my parents were on vacation, they received a free copy of the first issue of a magazine called Mad. They thought it was very cute, but of course they threw it away. No wonder my Dad got to be such a packrat later in life, though saving the first issue of every magazine he ever got his hands on was a bit much.