Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE WEATHER MAN, by BURGES JOHNSON Poet's Biography First Line: Watchman, tell us of the day Last Line: "less I put my rubbers on." Subject(s): Children; Mothers; Weather; Childhood | ||||||||
Watchman, tell us of the day, Is it fit for noble deeds? Does it call you to the fray? Or the sort of morn that breeds Poet-thoughts along the way? Watchman, do you gaze upon Skies of hope, or clouds of doubt? Faint the answer came, anon "Mother says I can't go out 'Less I put my rubbers on." | 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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