“Some folk,” the Monkey says, “there be
That claim descent from mine and me;
But I respectfully decline
Such compliments to me and mine.”
(John Bannister Tabb)
More Poetry from John Bannister Tabb:
- Ruin (John Bannister Tabb Poems)
- The Miniature (John Bannister Tabb Poems)
- Stabat Mater (John Bannister Tabb Poems)
- Repose (John Bannister Tabb Poems)
- The Outcaster (John Bannister Tabb Poems)
- The Bellman (John Bannister Tabb Poems)