Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HIS MOTHER'S WAY, by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Tomps 'ud allus haf to say Last Line: "it was mother's way." Alternate Author Name(s): Johnson Of Boone, Benj. F. Subject(s): Churches; Mothers; Cathedrals | ||||||||
TOMPS 'ud allus haf to say Somepin' 'bout "his Mother's way." -- He lived hard-like -- never j'ined Any church of any kind. -- "It was Mother's way," says he, "To be good enough fer me And her too, -- and cert'inly Lord has heerd her pray!" Propped up on his dyin' bed, -- "Shore as Heaven's overhead, I'm a-goin' there," he said -- "It was Mother's way." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...VIRGIN IN GLASS by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN THE HOUR BETWEEN DOG AND WOLF: 3. FEEDING THE RABBITS by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR EXPLICATION OF AN IMAGINARY TEXT by JAMES GALVIN DOMESDAY BOOK: FATHER WHIMSETT by EDGAR LEE MASTERS HALF-AND-HALF by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE AT THE CHURCH DOOR by GEORGE SANTAYANA A BOY'S MOTHER by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY |
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