Lewis Carroll's “‘You are old, Father William,’ the young man said . . .” inspired plenty of lines ending in ‘dead,’ such as:

“But at least, Father William, you are not yet dead”
“I’m tickled pink that you’re not yet dead”

We found ourselves especially tickled by these lines:

“We regret your pension can’t be paid”
“So why’s a harlot in your bed?”

Emily Dickinson's “There’s a certain slant of light . . .” elicited an array of second lines from all across the spectrum:

“That makes me glad you’re wearing white”
“’tween giants’ lips before they bite”
“In which even the ugly are a pretty sight”
“A curtain here would make it right”
“That makes my butt look mighty tight!”

Robert Frost’s classic “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood . . .” led poets down a number of literary paths, including:

“One brought bad luck to Riding Hood”
“They then merged again, it’s understood”
“Neither inviting from where I stood”
“Ask for directions, my husband should”
“I had no map, so there I stood”

And, our favorite:

“I thought to myself, ‘This can’t be good’”

Thanks to all who contributed!