A TRIFLE

                                 I’m searching for a notion
                                 To set my pen in motion
                                 So I might write a verse
                                 For better or for worse
                                 Instead of standing idle
                                 Like a horse without a bridle—
                                 But now I’ve made this trifle
                                 Which I’m better off to stifle
                                 Lest my reputation sully
                                 And my name fall in a gully.

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