Sunday, November 9, 2014

"The art of the quip" [boomerang poem]


Is the art of the quip now an infobahn talent?  I guess
yet its long antecedents trace back  to an ancient salon
picture please Oscar Wilde as Twitterer!  would he express
those incisive bon-mots & touchés  from sundown until dawn?
granting much one espies on the internet  merits a yawn
there's a smidgeon inspiring deep thought (not so fleetingly)  yes? 

on the chessboard of fate   am I cast as a quip-equipped pawn
with the art of the quip now an infobahn talent?  I guess

1 comment:

David Raphael Israel said...

Regarding the history of the salon, the Wikipedia item is excellent.

See Salon (gathering)

d.i.