Who killed James Joyce?
I, said the commentator,
I killed James Joyce for my graduation.What weapon was used
To slay mighty Ulysses?
The weapon that was used
Was a Harvard thesis.
The problem that confronts me here
Is to be eloquent yet sincere;
Let myself rip and not go phoney
In an inflated testimony.
Is verse an entertainment only?
A swan goes by head low with many apologies
Fantastic light looks through the eyes of bridges —
And look! a barge comes bringing from Athy
And other far-flung towns mythologies.