“It may be corny, or sloppy, sonny,
But can the serious, and write it funny;
Call it slapstick or call it hammy–
That’s just the way it appeals to mammy!
We cry at the foul deals life can hand us,
We sob at the snob while the rich command us;
We rain tears at parting, and cloud up at meeting;
Our hearts break down under work’s dull beating.
So write it, dear fellow, and keep it amusing:
We’ve enough of these tears and emotion-abusing.
Worthless trash, they’ll call it, but if it IS truckle,
Who can measure. the worth of a smile or a chuckle?”
by Ray Romine Sunday, May 16, 1943
