Social Commentaries
On Paunch, a Parasite
From Sonnets and Verse (1923)
Social Commentaries
Paunch talks against good liquor to excess,
And then about his raving Patroness;
And then he talks about himself. And then
We turn the conversation on to men.
Cite this poem
MLA
Belloc, Hilaire. “On Paunch, a Parasite.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/belloc/159/.
Chicago
Belloc, Hilaire. “On Paunch, a Parasite.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/belloc/159/.
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