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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE GARBAGE MAN, by WINIFRED WALDRON First Line: Our smiling garbage man Last Line: "yes ma'm, thank you ma'm!" Subject(s): Refuse & Refuse Disposal | |||
Our smiling garbage man Takes refuse, papers, useless things; He gives a "Yes Ma'm, Thank you Ma'm For all your garbage!" Strange—at times we give the best— And then,——— But what of that? Our garbage man will call again: I shall give the garbage, and receive a hearty "Yes Ma'm, Thank you Ma'm!" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE REFUSE MAN by DAVID IGNATOW DREAM, DUMP-HEAP, AND CIVILIZATION by ROBERT PENN WARREN THE TOWN DUMP by HOWARD NEMEROV THE MAN ON THE DUMP by WALLACE STEVENS RATS AT ALLATOONA by DAVID BOTTOMS |
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