The Schnoz is noted for his nose,
The President for deathless prose;
Red Skelton for his clever cracks;
And Crosby for his income-tax;
Joe Stalin has a way with fibs;
Adam owned some extra ribs;
Winnie wears a black cigar;
One Kaiser built a motor car;
Our country’s Father built a stack
Of reputation as a hack;
Joe Louis was a clever feinter;
Grandma Moses is a painter.
Each fellow-man, each obscure brother,
Seems noted for one thing or other,
But where’s the fame I have amassed?
I’m background stuff; i.e., contrast.
by Ray Romine Friday, February 29, 1952
