The Emperor of Ice-Cream: Questions

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I have to write a 3-4 page paper on this poem, and i was wondering if anyone could help me?? I pretty much have everything, i think, figured out, but who is "the roller of big cigars" and what is his purpose? what does "Let be be finale of seem" mean? I am writing about the diferences between life and death and who the emperor is, God. thanks for the help. Poem below. Thanks once again!

Call the roller of big cigars, The muscular one, and bid him whip In kitchen cups concupiscent curds. Let the wenches dawdle in such dress As they are used to wear, and let the boys Bring flowers in last month's newspapers. Let be be finale of seem. The only emperor is the emperor of ice-cream.

Take from the dresser of deal Lacking the three glass knobs, that sheet On which she embroidered fantails once And spread it so as to cover her face. If her horny feet protrude, they come To show how cold she is, and dumb. Let the lamp afix its beam. The only emperor is the emperor of ice-cream

-- Brian Brown (briannb@hotmail.com), February 02, 2000


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