HURRY

Time of the Mad Atom

This is the age

Of the half-read page.

And the quick hash

And the mad dash.

The bright night

With the nerves tight.

The plane hop

With the brief stop.

The lamp tan

In a short span. The Big Shot

In a good spot.

And the brain strain

The heart pain.

And the cat naps

Till the spring snaps --

And the fun's done!

Reprinted from The Saturday Evening Post, 1949, The Curtis Publishing Co., Courage - You Can Stand Strong in the Face of Fear, Jon Johnston, 1990, SP Publications, p. 143.