Classic and Contemporary Poetry
GOING! GOING!, by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS Poet's Biography First Line: Attention, good people! A baby I'm selling Last Line: How much for a baby? What offer? Who'll buy? Subject(s): Babies; Infants | ||||||||
Attention, good people! A baby I'm selling. His folks are all tired of his crowing and yelling. If a price that's at all within reason you'll pay, You may have the young rascal, and take him away. The Mountains have bid every gem in their store; The Ocean has bid every pearl on its floor; By the Land we are offered ten million of sheep, -- But we have no intention of selling so cheap! Compared with his value our price is not high -- How much for a baby? What offer? Who'll buy? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A POET TO HIS BABY SON by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON BABYHOOD by ELIZABETH AKERS ALLEN INFANCY by EDMUND JOHN ARMSTRONG BALLAD OF THE LAYETTE by WAYNE KOESTENBAUM A TOAST FOR LITTLE IRON MIKE by PAUL MARIANI THE PAMPERING OF LEORA by THYLIAS MOSS ONE FOR ALL NEWBORNS by THYLIAS MOSS IN THE THRIVING SEASON by LISEL MUELLER A BATTLE SONG (WRITTEN IN THE WORLD WAR) by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS |
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