Academic Graffiti, por W. H. Auden

W. H. Auden

Academic Graffiti

Henry Adams

Was mortally afraid of Madams:

In a disorderly house

He sat quiet as a mouse.

Mallarmé

Had too much to say:

He could never quite

Leave the paper white.

Thomas the Rymer

Was probably a social climber:

He should have known Fairy Queens

Were beyond his means.

Paul Valéry

Earned a meagre salary

Walking through the Bois,

Observing his Moi.

#English #Gays #XXCentury

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