http://www.wordnik.com/lists/poetrie-the-emperor-of-ice-cream.xml by Wallace Stevens <br /> <br />Call the <a href="/words/roller">roller</a> of big <a href="/words/cigar">cigar</a>s, <br />The <a href="/words/muscular">muscular</a> one, and bid him <a href="/words/whip">whip</a> <br />In kitchen cups <a href="/words/concupiscent">concupiscent</a> <a href="/words/curds">curds</a>. <br />Let the <a href="/words/wench">wench</a>es <a href="/words/dawdle">dawdle</a> in such dress <br />As they are used to <a href="/words/wear">wear</a>, and let the boys <br />Bring flowers in last month's <a href="/words/newspaper">newspaper</a>s. <br />Let be be <a href="/words/finale">finale</a> of seem. <br />The only emperor is the emperor of ice-cream. <br /> <br />Take from the <a href="/words/dresser">dresser</a> of <a href="/words/deal">deal</a>, <br />Lacking the three glass <a href="/words/knob">knob</a>s, that <a href="/words/sheet">sheet</a> <br />On which she <a href="/words/embroider">embroider</a>ed <a href="/words/fantail">fantail</a>s once <br />And <a href="/words/spread">spread</a> it so as to cover her <a href="/words/face">face</a>. <br />If her horny feet <a href="/words/protrude">protrude</a>, they come <br />To show how <a href="/words/cold">cold</a> she is, and <a href="/words/dumb">dumb</a>. <br />Let the lamp <a href="/words/affix">affix</a> its <a href="/words/beam">beam</a>. <br />The only <a href="/words/emperor">emperor</a> is the emperor of <a href="/words/ice-cream">ice-cream</a>. http://www.wordnik.com http://www.wordnik.com/words/roller Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:52:26 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/roller http://www.wordnik.com/words/cigar Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:51:55 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/cigar http://www.wordnik.com/words/muscular Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:51:51 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/muscular http://www.wordnik.com/words/whip Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:51:48 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/whip http://www.wordnik.com/words/concupiscent Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:51:45 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/concupiscent http://www.wordnik.com/words/curds Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:51:41 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/curds http://www.wordnik.com/words/wench Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:51:34 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/wench http://www.wordnik.com/words/dawdle Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:51:27 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/dawdle http://www.wordnik.com/words/wear Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:51:24 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/wear http://www.wordnik.com/words/newspaper Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:51:21 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/newspaper http://www.wordnik.com/words/finale Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:51:18 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/finale http://www.wordnik.com/words/dresser Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:51:14 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/dresser http://www.wordnik.com/words/deal Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:51:12 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/deal http://www.wordnik.com/words/knob Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:51:09 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/knob http://www.wordnik.com/words/sheet Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:51:07 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/sheet http://www.wordnik.com/words/embroider Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:51:04 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/embroider http://www.wordnik.com/words/fantail Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:51:01 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/fantail http://www.wordnik.com/words/spread Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:50:56 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/spread http://www.wordnik.com/words/face Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:50:54 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/face http://www.wordnik.com/words/protrude Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:50:52 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/protrude http://www.wordnik.com/words/cold Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:50:49 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/cold http://www.wordnik.com/words/dumb Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:50:47 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/dumb http://www.wordnik.com/words/affix Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:50:46 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/affix http://www.wordnik.com/words/beam Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:50:44 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/beam http://www.wordnik.com/words/emperor Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:50:40 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/emperor http://www.wordnik.com/words/ice-cream Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:50:37 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/ice-cream