Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES, BY OUR OWN TOM DALY, by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Signor, I getting old and gray Last Line: Butrose keess me yestiday! Alternate Author Name(s): F. P. A. Subject(s): Daly, Thomas Augustine (1871-1948); Old Age; Prayer | ||||||||
Signor, I gattin' old an' gray, ButRosa keess me yestiday. Joos' yestiday, w'en I am stan' Right here by my peanutta stan', A granda lady, beeg an' fine, Weeth leeps joos' like Eetalia's wine, Ees com' in soocha fina car An' ask how mooch peanuttas are. Her hair so black, her han' so small I say, "You notta pay at all." An' she ees joomp from off da seat, An' keessa meoh, my, so sweet! Not like da kees from child or wife, But deeferent, you bat my life! Signor, I gattin' old an' gray, ButRose keess me yestiday! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...UNHOLY SONNET 11 by MARK JARMAN LISTEN, LORD: A PRAYER by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON A PRAYER FOR THE FUTURE by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) DIFFERENT WAYS TO PRAY by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE PRAYER DURING A TIME MY SON IS HAVING SEIZURES by SHARON OLDS WE WHO PRAYED AND WEPT by WENDELL BERRY PRAYERS AND SAYINGS OF THE MAD FARMER by WENDELL BERRY LINES FROM A PLUTOCRATIC POETASTER TO A DITCH-DIGGER by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS |
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