Living

The Re-echo Club: as by H. C. Bunner (Cubist Nude)

by Carolyn Wells 1862–1942

From The Re-echo Club

Living

It was an old, old, old, old lady,
On a staircase at half-past three;
And the way she was painted together
Was beautiful for to see.

She wasn't visible any,
And the staircase, no more was he;
For it was a Cubist picture
With a feeling of deep skewgee.

'Twas a symbol of soul expression,
Though you'd never have known it to be!
That emotional old, old lady
On a staircase at half-past three.

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A parody by Carolyn Wells, written in the manner of H. C. Bunner as a contribution to the imagined Re-Echo Club (Cubist Nude).

MLA

Wells, Carolyn. “The Re-echo Club: as by H. C. Bunner (Cubist Nude).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/321/.

Chicago

Wells, Carolyn. “The Re-echo Club: as by H. C. Bunner (Cubist Nude).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/321/.

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