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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
RANCH NIGHT, WINTER, by ETHEL ROMIG FULLER Poet's Biography First Line: He rises from his chair, unkinks his back Last Line: Drifts into slumber, glad the sheets are warm. Subject(s): Ranch Life | |||
He rises from his chair, unkinks his back -- Much harder work to sit and read than plow: The weekly paper read, and almanac -- Goes to the window, peering out, marks how For flakes he scarce can see beyond the pane; Computes their benefit to harvest yields -- Commensurate with snowfall, stands of grain -- Envisions gold in place of silver fields. Returning to the hearth, he banks the fire; Yawns hugely, dumps the white cat in the shed; The kitchen clock strikes ten: time to retire. An hour ago his wife had gone to bed. He lays his lean length by her buxom form, Drifts into slumber, glad the sheets are warm. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...OUT WHERE THE WEST BEGINS by ARTHUR CHAPMAN A BORDER AFFAIR by CHARLES BADGER CLARK JR. CELEBRATION: BIRTH OF A COLT by LINDA HOGAN JUST A-RIDIN'! by ELWOOD ADAMS A COWBOY ALONE WITH HIS CONSCIENCE by JAMES BARTON ADAMS A COWBOY TOAST by JAMES BARTON ADAMS A COWBOY'S HOPELESS LOVE by JAMES BARTON ADAMS A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE by JAMES BARTON ADAMS |
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