XXXII + 

Here lie the remains of Fred Emerson Brooks, + 

A poet, as everyone knew by his looks + 

Who hadn’t, unluckily, met with his books. + 

On civic occasions he sprang to the fore + 

With poems consisting of stanzas three score. + 

The men whom they deafened enjoyed them the more. + 

In this peaceful spot, so the grave-diggers say, + 

With pen, ink and paper they laid him away⁠— + 

The Poet-elect of the Judgment Day. + 