A Well-Worn Story Poem by Dorothy Parker

A Well-Worn Story

Rating: 3.4


In April, in April,
My one love came along,
And I ran the slope of my high hill
To follow a thread of song.

His eyes were hard as porphyry
With looking on cruel lands;
His voice went slipping over me
Like terrible silver hands.

Together we trod the secret lane
And walked the muttering town.
I wore my heart like a wet, red stain
On the breast of a velvet gown.

In April, in April,
My love went whistling by,
And I stumbled here to my high hill
Along the way of a lie.

Now what should I do in this place
But sit and count the chimes,
And splash cold water on my face
And spoil a page with rhymes?

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Cynthia Buhain-baello 27 February 2012

Wonderful, classic, witty and very well-written.

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* Sunprincess * 19 March 2014

........my favourite stanza.. Now what should I do in this place But sit and count the chimes, And splash cold water on my face And spoil a page with rhymes?

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J.K Rowling 30 November 2018

Horrible poem. Dorothy Parker you should retire.

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Dorothy Parker 30 November 2018

I didn't expect that from somebody as famous as you.Harry Potter is dead anyways lol.

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Leslie Cory-Milligan 05 January 2022

As the old adage says "If you don't have anything nice to say then don't say anything at all! " Shows your lack of class…. WOW!

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Castledark Campbell 01 November 2023

I meant to add that I too have worn that dress.

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Castledark Campbell 01 November 2023

"I wore my heart like a wet red stain, on the breast of a velvet gown."

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Chinedu Dike 11 April 2023

The rhythmic splendour of the poem is something to admire greatly.

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Leslie Cory-Milligan 05 January 2022

I'm disheartened to read JK Rowling's ruthless comment on Dorothy Parker! Her comment speaks volumes on her lack of class…

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Nabakishore Dash. 24 August 2021

A beautifully expressed poem.

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