RAYMOND CHANDLER'S EARS

Raymond Chandler’s ears were like chandeliers.

For his detective fiction, Chandler was respected by his peers,

But with auditory organs resembling something crystalline

He must have looked odd,

Or perhaps he looked fine.

Maybe his friends told one another:

‘Don’t mention Raymond’s ears when he appears.’

I wish someone could shed some light on Chandler’s ears,

The possibility that no one ever will is one of my growing fears.

Raymond Chandler’s initials are the same as the Red Cross,

The discovery of this coincidence was no loss for Roman Catholics,

Averse to ascribing significance to anything beyond their beliefs.

Atleast Chandler’s ears looked like something nice,

As opposed to something negative like funeral wreaths.