From the Better Late Than Never Dept...

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Excuse Her Dust: 54 Years Late, Dorothy Parker Finally Gets a Tombstone​

Excuse Her Dust: 54 Years Late, Dorothy Parker Finally Gets a Tombstone

The beloved author wrote many witty epitaphs but never suggested where her remains should end up. Her fans helped complete her ashes’ odyssey.

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Resumé​

Razors pain you,
Rivers are damp,
Acids stain you,
And drugs cause cramp.
Guns aren't lawful,
Nooses give,
Gas smells awful.
You might as well live


The Maid-servant at the Inn


“It's queer,” she said; “I see the light
As plain as I beheld it then,
All silver-like and calm and bright-
We've not had stars like that again!

“And she was such a gentle thing
To birth a baby in the cold.
The barn was dark and frightening-
This new one's better than the old.

“I mind my eyes were full of tears,
For I was young, and quick distressed,
But she was less than me in years
That held a son against her breast.

“I never saw a sweeter child-
The little one, the darling one!-
I mind I told her, when he smiled
You'd know he was his mother's son.

“It's queer that I should see them so-
The time they came to Bethlehem
Was more than thirty years ago;
I've prayed that all is well with them.”

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You know how some author's speak to you? I always heard Mrs. Parker in Hi-Fi.