Mancuso, J. James

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JUST TEE RIGHT POEM J. JAMES MANCUSO Niskayuna, New York There once was a young girl named Mary Who wrote to her beau's brother Terry, "There's nothing more that I'd like Than a right Wrighte rite Of marriage with your brother, Terry." So, Terry responded the following night, "Be sure to write 'right Wright rite' right." How sadly she grieved her misspelling, Her marital fancies disspelling, She hastened in terror To fix up the error, And promised to brush up on spelling. Her sister did comment the following night-- "I see you made Wright write 'write right rite' right, right?" Then Mark Wright inquired of the sister, Of whom it's said "One can't resist her," As to where on the note His brother Ter wrote Of the error, and then Mark Wright kissed her. So the sister responded with minimal fuss, And their conversation proceeded then thus: "On which side of the note did Wright write 'write "right Wright rite" right' right-- right? "Right: Wright, right." --I. James Mancuso Schenectady, NY written 28 August 198 1 all rights, rites, and Wrights reserved. Note of explanation: The final lines, written in other words, would read.. . "On which side of the note did Terry Wright scrawl "write 'correct rite of marriage with a Wright' correctly" correctly-- on the right side?" "Yes, Mark Wright, on the right side." 207

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