What an
outrageous bit of snobbery!
The rest
of the world has to share
But
Handel has his own Messiah.
Worse, he
trumpets his good fortune everywhere –
In ads,
on billboards, on the radio.
His
messiah seems at least to be a humble chap
Not above
working for a living. "Handel's Messiah
Will be
heard at Town Hall; there will be performances
Of
Handel's Messiah at Rockefeller Chapel."
What will
the two of them find to chat about
When it's
just them in Handel's exclusive heaven?
Perhaps
they will disguise themselves and mingle
With the
unwashed, though saved, masses
In the Paradise of common folk.
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