Extempore

'They say,
God in heaven keeps a list of his creatures,
In which he notes all of the human features,
And this perhaps being of reader's interest,
Well, - let him check with which he's been blest:'
'Firstly, let us deal with the common variety,
It being so common, - 'tis the reason we have society,'
'Secondly, some constantly clamber and climb,
Till up there, - they'll find one copper dime,'
'Thirdly, let us not ignore the faithful lot,
I say, - theirs the habit to mistake a hat and a pot,'
'Fourthly, consider the fanatic, zealous, strict,
Of these are eunuchs, soliders, and porters picked,'
Fifthly, some are defined by being so artistic,
These always, - like leeches form their own clique,'
'Sixtly, the greedy, lustful and overtly gluttonous,
Together make up the category miscellaneous,'
'Seventhly, some are defined by their lack of motion,
They blend among us well, - like a drop in an ocean,'
'Eightly, the common love and amorous contact,
Some minds dominate, - the majority, to be exact,'
'Ninthly, there are those austere kind of men,
Who regret, - that man ever left his cave and den,'
'And finally, suppose there's also the virtous kind,
These, - from this list you will not find.'