| T. R. Smith, comp. Poetica Erotica: Rare and Curious Amatory Verse. 1921–22. | | | | A Midnight Lunch | | Anonymous |
| | (American, c. 1900)
WOULD you like a little Supper, with covers laid for two, | |
| (You know the kind of Supper that I mean), | |
| And if you are not hungry you can look the Menu through | |
| —You know the kind of Hunger that I mean. | |
| We’ll have a little Duck, celery salad on the side, | 5 |
| A little Bottle, cold as ice, in which we may confide | |
| All thoughts of the Hereafter, and Other Things, beside. | |
| —You know the kind of Other Things I mean. | |
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| When we’ve had that little Supper, with covers laid for two, | |
| (You know the kind of Supper that I mean), | 10 |
| The Dessert will follow, as Desserts always do | |
| —You know the kind of Dessert that I mean. | |
| We’ll have a little Fruit, a little Coffee on the side, | |
| Then another little Bottle which doubtless will decide | |
| If you are to go home early—and Other Things, beside. | 15 |
| —You know the kind of Other Things I mean. | |
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ANSWER Yes, I’d like that little Supper, with covers laid for two, | |
| And I know the kind of Supper that you mean. | |
| And I’ll come to you quite Hungry and I’ll go the Menu through, | |
| And I know the kind of Hunger that you mean. | 20 |
| And I will not go Home early, for ’tis mean to eat and run: | |
| Your Bill of Fare’s a dandy and your Dessert is number one; | |
| And we’ll have the extra Bottle and Other Things, for fun; | |
| And I know the kind of Other Things you mean. | | | | |
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