"Gentle Jane was as good as gold," <br />To borrow a line from Mr. Gilbert; <br />She hated War with a hate untold, <br />She was a pacifistic filbert. <br />If you said "Perhaps"--she'd leave the hall. <br />You couldn't argue with her at all. <br /> <br />"Teasing Tom was a very bad boy," <br />(Pardon my love for a good quotation). <br />To talk of war was his only joy, <br />And his single purpose was preparation. <br />* * * * * <br />And what both of these children had to say <br />I never knew, for I ran away.<br /><br />Franklin P. Adams<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/on-the-importance-of-being-earnest/
