Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE MAN WITH THE WOODEN LEG, by KATHERINE MANSFIELD


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THE MAN WITH THE WOODEN LEG, by         Recitation             Poet's Biography
First Line: There was a man lived quite near us
Last Line: And feel too sorry about it.
Alternate Author Name(s): Murry, John Middleton, Mrs.; Beauchamp, Kathleen
Subject(s): Amputees


There was a man lived quite near us;
He had a wooden leg and a goldfinch in a green cage.
His name was Farkey Anderson,
And he'd been in a war to get his leg.
We were very sad about him,
Because he had such a beautiful smile
And was such a big man to live in a very small house.
When he walked on the road his leg did not matter so much;
But when he walked in his little house
It made an ugly noise.
Little Brother said his goldfinch sang the loudest of all birds,
So that he should not hear his poor leg
And feel too sorry about it.





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