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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
I THINK I'VE GOT SOMETHING, by PEGGY WILLIAMS POWERS First Line: Oh, I'm a hypochondriac Last Line: Goody! Subject(s): Hypochondria | |||
Oh, I'm a hypochondriac, Hoof and mouth and cardiac Affections are my meat and drink; I'm as sick as I may choose to think. I'm as sick as I may choose to think, According to my mood, I live a life of novelty, A change of symptom does me good. A change of symptom does me good, For I'm an ailment-connoisseur, Whenever I'm a fifth at Bridge I can take my temperature. I can take my temperature Any time there is a lull, And I can clock my flagging pulse When the company is dull. When the company is dull I am completely sold On dramatic possibilities Of the common cold. Of the common cold and such Do I derive my store Of entertainment value; Could a person ask for more? Could a person ask for more? Could he? Oh, I'm a hypochondriac, Goody! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DO NOT STAND ENOUGH APART by PEGGY WILLIAMS POWERS THE BOAST OF THE SILVER DRESS by PEGGY WILLIAMS POWERS INDIAN SUMMER by EMILY DICKINSON FRINGED GENTIANS by AMY LOWELL WILLIE WINKIE by WILLIAM MILLER RECOMPENSE by JESSE M. BALL ALLEN BACCHANALIA; OR, THE NEW AGE by MATTHEW ARNOLD A NEW PILGRIMAGE: 16 by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT |
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