(22 August 1893 - 7 June 1967 / Long Branch / New Jersey)

poet Dorothy Parker
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A Very Short Song

Once, when I was young and true,
Someone left me sad-
Broke my brittle heart in two;
And that is very bad.

Love is for unlucky folk,
Love is but a curse.
Once there was a heart I broke;
And that, I think, is worse.

Submitted: Monday, January 13, 2003


Read poems about / on: sad, heart, love, song

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  • Aditi Magotra (3/23/2013 7:50:00 AM)

    parker was an ineffable poet!

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  • Carlos Echeverria (3/14/2013 10:54:00 AM)

    Dorothy Parker possessed such a sharp wit
    that before she opened mouth
    people would laugh out-loud
    anticipating a marvelous quip

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  • Sylva Portoian (11/2/2012 1:03:00 PM)

    Simple and clear...
    Real Hearty Rhyme
    How can't be dear...!

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  • Cynthia Buhain-Baello (2/27/2012 10:06:00 AM)

    Parker is a classic artist of poetry - her style is readable and can easily understood by readers. She has a talent for adding wit and humor in her poems. This is one of them.

    5 person liked.
    		3 person did not like.
  • Cynthia Buhain-Baello (2/27/2012 10:05:00 AM)

    Parker is a classic artist of poetry - her style is readable and can easily understood by readers. She has a talent for adding wit and humor in her poems. This is one of them.

    3 person liked.
    		3 person did not like.
  • Cynthia Buhain-Baello (2/27/2012 10:05:00 AM)

    Parker is a classic artist of poetry - her style is readable and can easily understood by readers. She has a talent for adding wit and humor in her poems. This is one of them.

    4 person liked.
    		4 person did not like.
  • Cynthia Buhain-Baello (2/27/2012 10:04:00 AM)

    Parker is a classic artist of poetry - her style is readable and can easily understood by readers. She has a talent for adding wit and humor in her poems. This is one of them.

    5 person liked.
    		3 person did not like.
  • Cynthia Buhain-Baello (2/27/2012 10:04:00 AM)

    Parker is a brilliant poetess and remarkable in her skill at adding with and humor to her poems.

    4 person liked.
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  • Cynthia Buhain-Baello (2/27/2012 9:59:00 AM)

    Parker is a classic artist of poetry - her style is readable and can easily understood by readers. She has a talent for adding wit and humor in her poems. This is one of them.

    4 person liked.
    		3 person did not like.
  • Cynthia Buhain-Baello (2/27/2012 9:59:00 AM)

    Parker is a classic artist of poetry - her style is readable and can easily understood by readers. She has a talent for adding wit and humor in her poems. This is one of them.

    4 person liked.
    		3 person did not like.
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