Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MY BOY, by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: You smile and you smoke your Last Line: A trouble like yours, my boy! Alternate Author Name(s): Johnson Of Boone, Benj. F. Subject(s): Fathers; Sons | ||||||||
YOU smile and you smoke your cigar, my boy; You walk with a languid swing; You tinkle and tune your guitar, my boy, And life up your voice and sing; The midnight moon is a friend of yours, And a serenade your joy -- And it's only an age like mine that cures A trouble like yours, my boy! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE LATEST INJURY by SHARON OLDS PRAYER DURING A TIME MY SON IS HAVING SEIZURES by SHARON OLDS TWO SONGS OF PEACE: 1 by YEHUDA AMICHAI THE SMALLISH SON by HAYDEN CARRUTH SARAH'S PROMISE by LUCILLE CLIFTON ANY MAN'S ADVICE TO HIS SON by KENNETH FEARING THE RIGHTFUL ONE by DAVID IGNATOW A BOY'S MOTHER by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY |
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