Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WATER NOISES, by ELIZABETH MADOX ROBERTS Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: When I am playing by myself Last Line: "the water say, ""and do you think?" Subject(s): Water | ||||||||
When I am playing by myself, And all the boys are lost around, Then I can hear the water go -- It makes a little talking sound. Along the rocks below the tree, I see it ripple up and wink; And I can hear it saying on, "And do you think? and do you think?" A bug shoots by that snaps and ticks, And a bird flies up beside the tree To go into the sky to sing. I hear it say, "Killdee, killdee!" Or else a yellow cow comes down To splash a while and have a drink. But when she goes I still can hear The water say, "And do you think?" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...STARS WHICH SEE, STARS WHICH DO NOT SEE by MARVIN BELL WASHING OUR HANDS OF THE REST OF AMERICA by MARVIN BELL WATER, WINTER, FIRE by MARVIN BELL FIREFLY; A SONG by ELIZABETH MADOX ROBERTS |
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