PROFESSOR DOOLITTLE

Caution to the students
Who attend Professor Doolittle’s class.
For his eccentric contrarieties
Will exasperate any chap.

His lectures will inspire you
Or bring you to your knees.

He’ll demand impassioned dialogue
And answers that are astute
When he queries as an afterthought;
"Eyes looking over be speckled rims,
Leering down at you"
Expecting your discernment
Over the topic that is taught.

Quipped or brandish answers
Will only get you shot.

He will scrutinize and criticize
Every detail of your work
As you sit with apprehension
As he mildly clears his throat
Signaling his approval
You give a sigh of great relief.

He is harsh, He is stern
He will certainly discern
Your attempt at mere forgery
On any of his exams
He’ll imply that you’re a cheater
And a ribald kind of man.

He’s in his twentieth year of tenure
No apprentice in his field.
Nonsensical and serious
Pontificates on the real.

Attend his every lecture
Anticipate with zeal
And under his tutorial guidance
You’ll become an expert in your field.

WORDS USED: cheater ribald nonsensical
Impassion brandish demand doolittle caution
contrariety afterthought bespectacled apprehensive
apprentice

Poem Inspired from Harvey Cline
Subject: compacter unruly
Date: April 11, 2004