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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE PENNY OWING, by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Poor blind tam, the beggar man Last Line: And the penny I grudged kept safe for you.' Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter Variant Title(s): Blind Tam | |||
Poor blind Tam, the beggar man, I'll give a penny to as soon as I can. Where he stood at the corner in his rags, and cried, The sun without shadow does now abide. Safe be my penny till I come some day To where Tam's waiting. And then I'll say, 'Here is my ghost, Tam, from the fire and dew, And the penny I grudged kept safe for you.' | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ALONE (2) by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE AN EPITAPH by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE ARABIA by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE BUNCHES OF GRAPES by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE ECHO by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE ENGLAND (2) by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE FARE WELL by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE FIVE EYES by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE JOHN MOULDY by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE MOTLEY by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE |
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