Strong City Queen Bee

William Lindsay White

STRONG CITY QUEEN BEE

—for William Lindsay White

The nastiness of Kansas critics—

Poor limp-wristed William Lindsay

Who never wanted to be Editor

He preferred martinis and—

Bridge parties back in New York 

Where he could be a Queen Bee

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He tried to continue The Gazette—

But his nelly voice didn’t go very 

Well at the Strong City Rodeo

I heard him addressing the rather—

Raunchy crowd of cowboys and 

Butchy ranch-hands one time

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It was so embarrassing, my dears—

To hear Lindsay’s nasal effeminate

Whining Voice drift over the audience

He tried to sound unpretentious—

But just couldn’t seem to help himself

Even the Rodeo Clowns smirked at him