Praise to the architects
Dylan Thomas
1914 to 1953
Praise to the architects;
Dramatic shadows in a tin box;
Nonstop; stoppress; vinegar from wisecracks;
Praise to the architects;
Radio’s a building in the air;
The poster is today’s text,
The message comes from negro mystics,
An old chatterbox, barenaveled at Nice,
Who steps on the gas;
Praise to the architects;
A pome’s a building on a page;
Keatings is good for lice,
A pinch of Auden is the lion’s feast;
Praise to the architects;
Empty, To Let, are signs on this new house;
To leave it empty’s lion’s or louse’s choice;
Lion or louse? Take your own advice;
Praise to the architects.
Dylan Thomas's Praise to the architects
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