Let be confirmed today all the reports
As truthful—I have gleaned, or I have heard--
“Mr. Novak, it seems, is out of sorts.”
“Yes, he seems very quick with his retorts,
But short his temper, nasty with the word.”
Let be confirmed today all the reports:
That one is out of humor. The law court’s
Judgement would be the same, if crime occurred:
“Mr. Novak, it seems, is out of sorts.”
Even the dog, who usually cavorts
Playfully, has—but this seems so absurd!--
Let be confirmed today all the reports,
Gazing up at me in my boxer shorts,
With sullen eyes, their meaning undeterred:
“Mr. Novak, it seems, is out of sorts.”
This is the long and short: so my cohorts,
Even the dog, agree, as have conferred:
“Let be confirmed today all the reports.
Mr. Novak, it seems, is out of sorts.”