Well Met
When Gershwin wrote Porgy and Bess
Did he somehow intuit or guess
His opera would get
Opening night at the Met?
I doubt that the answer is yes.
Split Definitive
For the brothers the labor was split
‘Twixt music and lyrics, to whit,
George would inspire a
Slick lyric from Ira,
With verses and the chorus well knit.
Pounding on Tin
In the annals of popular song
The Gershwins achievement is strong.
It seems every sally
Along Tin Pan Alley
Became a success before long.
Shared Responsibility
That Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue
Is known to me and known to you,
Doesn’t change this fact, - it may
Be the best work of Grofé.
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