Dr. Pozzi at Home

Dr. Pozzi at Home (1881)

                                                            He is clad in various fleeting robes

                                                            that the tenor knows when he sees them.

                                                            His hands are pianist's hands.

                                                            His house shoes are Moroccan.

                                                            A doctor, a player, a disciple

                                                            of medicine, what did you think

                                                            when you first saw him?

                                                            I thought posh in a refined condition.

                                                           So in his history we'll find money

                                                           and try not to dislike the good doctor

                                                           for his crimson robes and Moroccan shoes--

                                                           after all, the look on his face is genuine.