Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FAR COOKTOWN, by ANONYMOUS First Line: Things are quiet in far cooktown Last Line: Now own the blanky town Subject(s): Abandonment;desolation;towns; Desertion | ||||||||
THINGS are quiet in far Cooktown, The days are dull and cold, The festive goat has ceased to skip Upon the mountain bold. The Chinamen who run the show Are tired, and broke, and weak; The pub has got its shutters up The barmaid's in the creek. No more the sweet, rich scent of rum Will roll across the plain; For cash is gone, and tick is done. The red blind glares in vain. A busy city by the sea Has sunk and settled down, A goat, two Chinkies and a dog Now own the blanky town. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...GOING AWAY ANY TIME SOON by JOHN ASHBERY SPEAKING OF LOSS by LUCILLE CLIFTON ROTHKO'S LAST MEDITATION by BOB HICOK HYBRIDS OF WAR: A MORALITY POEM: 2. CAMBODIA by KAREN SWENSON THE DESERTER['S MEDITATION] by JOHN PHILPOT CURRAN TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS |
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