Some flattery is subtle,
But none, I will aver,
Quite touches me so perfectly
As that which calls me “Sir”!
by Ray Romine Friday, April 17, 1953
Category: Flattery
I Can Take It
Tell me a tale I’m delighted to hear,
Of how I’m no older than I was last year,
No balder, no grayer, but little more goutish,
As agile, as clean-cut, as stylishly stoutish.
Tell me, O tell me, and when you are through,
It will be my turn to lie about you.
by Ray Romine Saturday, January 31, 1953