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Pause That Doesn’t Refresh

Man waits on trains;
He waits on busses;
He waits in dusty
Terminuses.
He waits to view
Great works of art;
He waits on games
And shows to start.
He waits on plumbers
(Waits and curses);
Waits on dentists,
Bell-hops, nurses;
He waits to eat;
For clerks to clerk;
He waits on coffee
Pots to perk.
He waits while bosses’
Axes fall;
He waits on woman
Most of all.

by Ray Romine Saturday, September 9, 1950

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Submissions / Sales

Media name: Collier's

Date Submitted: 09/30/1950


Media name: DAC News

Date Submitted: 10/05/1950


Media name: Today

Date Submitted: 10/24/1950


Media name: Christian Science Monitor

Date Submitted: 11/06/1950


Media name: American Legion

Date Submitted: 11/15/1950


Media name: Pen

Date Submitted: 12/31/1950


Media name: Wall Street Journal

Date Submitted: 01/06/1951


Media name: Radio Mirror

Date Submitted: 01/23/1951

Date Sold: 06/18/1951

Amount: 5.00