Oakland Tribune (Oakland, California) Oct 26, 1936
THE NEW VERNACULAR
By DOUGLAS MALLOCH
People often say to me,
Members of the laity,
They suppose a poet knows
A life of little gaiety,
But it’s not laborious,
Really rather glorious,
For the times are full of rimes,
Many meritorious.We have inebriety,
And the planned society,
Processing, and ev’rything
In a wide variety,
Such a multiplicity,
Ev’ry eccentricity,
Brand new words in droves and herds
To jingle with felicity.Yes, we live in wordy days
In these hurdy-gurdy days,
Richer rimes than in the times
We wrote of spring and birdie days.
Radicals oracular,
Senators spectacular,
Took our dough, and more we owe –
But, gosh, what a vernacular!
Sheboygan Press (Sheboygan, Wisconsin) Feb 18, 1936
Tags: 1936, Douglas Malloch, Humor, Language, Poetry, Political Campaigns, Political Cartoons, Politicians, Vernacular, Words
