Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MOTHER WANTS ME, by BURGES JOHNSON Poet's Biography First Line: Tell me what time it is, wise little flower! Last Line: Why did I ever ask questions of you? Subject(s): Children; Flowers; Mothers; Childhood | ||||||||
Tell me what time it is, wise little flower! Answer me truthfully, now when I blow. Off goes your bonnet to show me the hour, All your white feathers go flying like snow. Off goes your bonnetand plainly you say, "Mother is wanting you, hurry away!" Mother is wanting me, so I must run, But there's so much in this garden to do! Not more than half of my playing done. Why did I ever ask questions of you? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE THREE CHILDREN by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN CHILDREN SELECTING BOOKS IN A LIBRARY by RANDALL JARRELL COME TO THE STONE ... by RANDALL JARRELL THE LOST WORLD by RANDALL JARRELL A SICK CHILD by RANDALL JARRELL CONTINENT'S END by ROBINSON JEFFERS ON THE DEATH OF FRIENDS IN CHILDHOOD by DONALD JUSTICE THE POET AT SEVEN by DONALD JUSTICE A BABY AT THE PARTY by BURGES JOHNSON |
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