Poetry · Chapter
John Irwin explained
A brief poetic tribute to John Irwin of the wholesale meat business in Chicago, highlighting his joy in hunting big game in the Everglades.
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A brief poetic tribute to John Irwin of the wholesale meat business in Chicago, highlighting his joy in hunting big game in the Everglades.
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“John Irwin Wholesale Meats, Chicago Next to selling large orders of meats, He thinks it’s the greatest of treats To go down and wade Through a damp Everglade And hunt for big game, like muskeets.”
John Irwin, who runs a wholesale meat business in Chicago, finds his greatest pleasure in leaving work behind to wade through the damp Everglades and hunt large game such as muskeets.
The poem contrasts Irwin's urban profession with his passion for wilderness hunting.
