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Wednesday, June 29, 2022

The Name (11)

The name of the song 
is call'd "Styes in My Arse."
But what the name's call'd 
may be wrong.
The name really is 
"How to Neut a Wild Shoe."
But that's just 
the name of the song. 
The song's really call'd 
"Have Some Aces of Pete's." 
But that's merely 
what the song's call'd.
The song really is 
"What's the Name of the Song...?"
Let me sing it! 
Too long have I've stall'd.

Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita Anagramaniacal Opening Lines

Lolita, light of my life...  ...might fail to yell "Foil!"...  ...or opt to yell "Epee!" -- she's just that unpredic...