Bib Ballads

<h3><SPAN name="HIS_SENSE_OF_HUMOR" id="HIS_SENSE_OF_HUMOR"></SPAN>HIS SENSE OF HUMOR</h3> <div class="cpoem"> <p>Perhaps in some respects it's true<br/> <span style="margin-left: 2em;">That you resemble dad;</span><br/> To be informed I look like you<br/> <span style="margin-left: 2em;">Would never make me mad.</span><br/> But one thing I am sure of, son,<br/> <span style="margin-left: 2em;">You have a different line</span><br/> Of humor, your idea of fun<br/> <span style="margin-left: 2em;">Is not a bit like mine.</span><br/> <br/> You drop my slippers in the sink<br/> <span style="margin-left: 2em;">And leave them there to soak.</span><br/> That's very laughable, you think<br/> <span style="margin-left: 2em;">But I can't see the joke</span><br/> You take my hat outdoors with you<br/> <span style="margin-left: 2em;">And fill it full of earth;</span><br/> You seem to think that's witty, too,<br/> <span style="margin-left: 2em;">But I'm not moved to mirth.</span><br/> <br/> You open up the chicken-yard;<br/> <span style="margin-left: 2em;">Its inmates run a mile;</span><br/> You giggle, but I find it hard<br/> <span style="margin-left: 2em;">To force one-half a smile.</span><br/> No, kid, I fear your funny stuff,<br/> <span style="margin-left: 2em;">Though funny it may be,</span><br/> Is not quite delicate enough<br/> <span style="margin-left: 2em;">To make a hit with me.</span><br/></p> </div> <div class="figcenter"> <ANTIMG src="images/018.jpg" width-obs="600" height-obs="597" alt="" title="decoration" /></div> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />