Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PAST AND PRESENT, by WILLIAM WATSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Our fathers in the georgian era Last Line: Suits the yet thinner conversation. Alternate Author Name(s): Watson, John William Subject(s): Georgia (state); Past | ||||||||
OUR fathers in the Georgian era Shone over port and old Madeira. We of this less robustious epoch Excel in dulness over cheap hock. And true enough, the thin potation Suits the yet thinner conversation. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FERGUS FALLING by GALWAY KINNELL A TIME PAST by DENISE LEVERTOV LAST THINGS by WILLIAM MEREDITH CHRISTMAS TREE by JOHN FREDERICK NIMS |
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