Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SCEPTICS, by BURGES JOHNSON Poet's Biography First Line: When your old dad was as little as you Last Line: We used to spank children for mischief like that. Subject(s): Children; Fathers; Mothers; Childhood | ||||||||
When your old dad was as little as you Was he likely to do What they wanted him to? Why, certainly so! And as quick as a wink He did as they bid him before you could think. Hey! Hey? What do you say? What makes you keep winking and grinning that way? Your uncle's been "tellin' you sumthin'"? Dear, dear! You mustn't believe all the stories you hear. When dad and his playmates were nice little boys The first of their joys Was giving their toys To poor little children who needed them more; Your dad was so good he gave all of his store. Hey! Hey? What do you say? Your mother has some of 'em now, put away? Such nerve was unknown in my day!I'll be bound You imps have been snooping and prying around. When daddy was young he was deaf, dumb, and blind To pranks unrefined; He'd a serious mind. He paid no attention to girls and their looks, But gave all his time to his tasks and his books. Hey! Hey? What do you say? Yes, mother was raised in the very same way. You found an old letter and read it?My Scat! We used to spank children for mischief like that. | 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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