Francis Sydney Muschamp, British
“What Are You in the Mood For, Polly? Squawkmaninoff, John Cage, or a little Béla Birdtálk?,” 1896
Oil on canvas
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/// When their two voices blend it’s harmonic,
which is actually somewhat ironic.
Molly wants both to croon
the identical tune,
whereas Polly prefers polyphonic.
/// Molly’s style could be called histrionic,
and yet Polly’s was somewhat sardonic.
The parrot was bored
by the girl’s harpsichord
and squawked in a manner demonic.
/// I don’t really mean to attack her,
but Molly’s a bit of a slacker.
She’ll secretly munch
Polly’s treats with a crunch,
and cough as she chokes on a cracker.
/// Polly warned Molly, “Let my food go, sis!”
(Paranoia had spread like osmosis.)
“That’s not how you should speak,”
Moll said, kissing Poll’s beak. /
And that’s how they both got psittacosis.