Ornithanthropos + 

“Let John P. Irish rise!” the edict rang + 

As when Creation into being sprang! + 

Nature, not clearly understanding, tried + 

To make a bird that on the air could ride. + 

But naught could baffle the creative plan⁠— + 

Despite her efforts ’twas almost a man. + 

Yet he had risen⁠—to the bird a twin⁠— + 

Had she but fixed a wing upon his chin. + 