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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE OLD LYCEUM; FOURTH AVENUE AND 23RD STREET, by A. E. LANCASTER First Line: The end has come. Dare we, who face you thus Last Line: Because the new springs from the old lyceum! Subject(s): New York City - Theaters | |||
The end has come. Dare we, who face you thus, To bid good-bye to you, as you to us, Dare we expect a place, however small, With those you love to turn to and recall? Ah, yes! You are too generous to begrudge The Little Girl who loved the Loyal Judge. Her tempted parents now avoid temptation; The Probate Judge is scarcely on probation; Ditto the youth familiarly called Jim, The clerk who lost the clue he found with vim, The Ikensteins, on whom existence dawned As numbering put the Pawners and the Pawned, And Mrs. Brown, to better fortunes bred, But now must keep a boarding-house instead; Likewise, comparing one thing with another, The Judge's quite "incorrigible" mother, Since Mrs. Gilbert throws on every role The genial sunshine of a radiant soul. Then, when destruction lays its ruthless hand Where once the play and player took their stand, Hope and not grief will cause our hearts to swell, Since "au revoir" will lurk behind "farewell," And from afar there sounds a sweet Te Deum, Because the New springs from the Old Lyceum! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ADDRESS FOR THE OPENING OF THE FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE by OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES THE LITTLE CHURCH AROUND THE CORNER by A. E. LANCASTER REVAMPING THE VIRGIN by KAREN SWENSON TEARS IN SLEEP by LOUISE BOGAN THE WANDERER: 2. IN FRANCE: THE CHESSBOARD by EDWARD ROBERT BULWER-LYTTON TO ROSAMONDE: A BALADE by GEOFFREY CHAUCER PHANTOMS ALL by HARRIET PRESCOTT SPOFFORD THE FLIGHT OF YOUTH by RICHARD HENRY STODDARD TO WAKEN AN OLD LADY by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS POEM FOR PICTURE: TO A DRAWING OF A HORSE BY GEORGIO DI CHIRICO by FRANK ANKENBRAND JR. |
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