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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
IN DAYS TO COME, by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: In days to come - whatever ache
Last Line: In days to come.
Alternate Author Name(s): Johnson Of Boone, Benj. F.
Subject(s): Aging; Future; Hearts
First Line: In days to come - whatever ache
Last Line: In days to come.
Alternate Author Name(s): Johnson Of Boone, Benj. F.
Subject(s): Aging; Future; Hearts
IN days to come -- whatever ache
Of age shall rack our bones, or quake
Our slackened thews -- whatever grip
Rheumatic catch us i' the hip, --
We, each one, for the other's sake,
Will of our very wailings make
Such quips of song as well may shake
The spasm'd corners from the lip --
In days to come.
Ho! ho! how our old hearts shall rake
The past up! -- how our dry eyes slake
Their sight upon the dewy drip
Of juicy-ripe companionship,
And blink stars from the blind opaque --
In days to come.
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