the best
and worst of times.
Now’s the
worst and best of times; the empty feather’d
nest of times; the faulty COVID
test of times:
the worst
and best of times.
The Deutsches Currywurst of times; the largely
unrehears’d of times; the never
reimburs’d of times:
the best
and worst of times.
At best,
the second-best of times; i.e., the anapest of rhymes; the jester
(overdress’d) of mimes:
the worst
and best of times.
The “tots
'n' kids eat first” of times; the “shopp'd until I burst” of times; “My
wallet’s gone! Unpurs’d!” of times:
the best
and worst of times.
Oyez, de
woists ‘n’ bests o’ times; the “How
d’you like my breasts…?” of times; “Come up
and see Mae West!” of times:
the worst
and best of times.
The craven
rave and thirst of times; the “Durst
I…? Yeah, I durst!” of times; the “Yet
again, coerced” of times:
the best
and worst of times.
Quixote’s
gloried quest of times…?; The "...West,
young man! Go West!” of times…? Nope! “Halt!
You’re und’rarrest!” of times:
the worst
and best of times.
“At
Freedom’s breast we’re nurs’d” of times; the ”See
Amer’ca first!” of times; “Once more,
my bubble’s burst!” of times:
the best
and worst of times.
The
uninvited guest of times; "Your vest remains unpress’d” of times; “Is this
some kind of jest…?” of times:
the worst
and best of times.
The ”dead,
embalm’d 'n' hears’d” of times; the “poorly
prosed 'n' versed” of times; en fin, the Fanny
Hurst of times:
the best
and worst of times.
The “stress’d
from being ‘Yes-s-s-s’d’” of times; the “get it
off your chest” of times; the “dying unconfess’d” of times:
the worst
and best of times.
Auf Deutsches, "eben erst” of times; the “Bellhop of Amherst” of times; the “bought and paid-for jur’st” of times:
the best
and worst of times.
The Digby
and Beau Geste of times; the “rhymed at my behest” of times; the “Let's give
this a rest!” of times:
the worst
and best of times.
