Distinct, unslurred,
My speech has bounce–
Until the word
I can’t pronounce.
by Ray Romine Friday, June 30, 1950
Category: Public Speaking
Comment on the Speaker
We asked him for a little talk;
Yet all’s not lost, for it’ll
Teach us to circle big with chalk
Next time, the one word little.
by Ray Romine Friday, June 30, 1950
Chat-Nap
His opening words were full of ring;
I very much admired his closing- –
But if he said anything
It must have been when I was dozing.
by Ray Romine Tuesday, May 2, 1950
After-Dinner Speaker (version 3)
He opens well; his closing’s new-
With nothing in between the two.
by Ray Romine Tuesday, May 2, 1950
After-Dinner Speaker (version 2)
His opening was warmly paced–
His closing maybe even warmer.
And yet I thought he might have placed
The latter nearer to the former.
by Ray Romine Tuesday, May 2, 1950
After-Dinner Speaker
He started well; his cracks were wise,
But listeners are dozing.
Surely one might criticize
His utter lack of closing?
by Ray Romine Tuesday, May 2, 1950