Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PLUCKING THE RUSHES, by ANONYMOUS First Line: Green rushes with red shoots Last Line: Had not plucked a handful when night came! Subject(s): Children;love; Childhood | ||||||||
[A BOY AND GIRL ARE SENT TO GATHER RUSHES FOR THATCHING] GREEN rushes with red shoots, Long leaves bending to the wind -- You and I in the same boat Plucking rushes at the Five Lakes. We started at dawn from the orchid-island: We rested under the elms till noon. You and I plucking rushes Had not plucked a handful when night came! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE THREE CHILDREN by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN CHILDREN SELECTING BOOKS IN A LIBRARY by RANDALL JARRELL COME TO THE STONE ... by RANDALL JARRELL THE LOST WORLD by RANDALL JARRELL A SICK CHILD by RANDALL JARRELL CONTINENT'S END by ROBINSON JEFFERS ON THE DEATH OF FRIENDS IN CHILDHOOD by DONALD JUSTICE THE POET AT SEVEN by DONALD JUSTICE TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS |
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