Some Admonitions and Spring Cleaning

these are the ties
pastel do not mention spring
on the way

in the opera
grand and old
dont write an oratorio

do not be a pagan
lest
easter

nor harbring
the afternoon
long and long away

do not paint anything
sir
that blossoms

cherish too
no long heated fondness
women wine and home

do not allow confections
to leave here
the funeral

do not fear for your
yesterdays
conscience prescience or science

do not think
engraving goes beyond
line drawing on copper

these are the ties
heed a few
for a while