Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE GOING MAN, by BELLE RICHARDSON HARRISON Poet's Biography First Line: Farewell, vain world, he's going home Last Line: Throughout the land! Subject(s): Abandonment; Babies; Farewell; Longing; Mothers; Desertion; Infants; Parting | ||||||||
FAREWELL, vain world, he's going home, He hears the baby cry. He's going home, no more to roam, To croon a lullaby. "Kerwack, kerwack." The baby squalls, "Come back, come back." Loud echo calls. Its little heart is like to break Since mother went away, Before the populace to speak On topics of the day. The crowds applaud And call her back, She does not hear "Kerwack, kerwack." The tears roll down its pallid cheek Till dawn begins to creep, It sucks its fists till faint and weak, It sobs itself to sleep. "Kerwack, kerwack." It cries in vain, "Come back, come back." In accents plain. When woman's rights are other's wrongs Beware the baneful snare; The home is where the wife belongs, It needs her loving care. "Kerwack, kerwack." No longer roam, "Come back, come back." To child and home. 'Tis sad but true, the time is past When woman's chiefest joy Is nourished by a husband's love And centered in her boy. "Kerwack, kerwack." The cry is vain, She will not hear The plaintive strain. Ah, grievous state, ah, fatal age, With many evils fraught, When clubs and social life engage The woman's every thought. "Kerwack, kerwack." On every hand "Kerwack" is heard Throughout the land! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE THREE CHILDREN by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN STUDY #2 FOR B.B.L. by JUNE JORDAN WATCHING THE NEEDLEBOATS AT SAN SABBA by JAMES JOYCE SESTINA: TRAVEL NOTES by WELDON KEES A CRADLE SONG (FOND NONSENSE) by BELLE RICHARDSON HARRISON |
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