No, no Roger. His poem is quite long, about 2 pages, and, after an introductory stanza or so, all the lines end with truncated words. Harry Graham is best known for his ruthless rhymes, but he was a light verse man of some skill and aplomb - early 20th century, often known as Captain Harry Graham. My grandmother used to recite to me:
Mama,mama, oh what is this
That looks like strawberry jam?
Hush,hush, my dear, 'tis poor Papa
Run over by a tram
Nice one, Mary. These things are a lot trickier than they look.
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