Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A TRAGIC STORY, by ADELBERT VON CHAMISSO Poet's Biography First Line: There lived a sage in days of yore Last Line: The pigtail hangs behind him. Subject(s): Hair; Nonsense | ||||||||
There lived a sage in days of yore, And he a handsome pigtail wore; But wondered much, and sorrowed more, Because it hung behind him. He mused upon this curious case, And swore he'd change the pigtail's place, And have it hanging at his face, Not dangling there behind him. Says he, "The mystery I've found, -- I'll turn me round," -- he turned him round, But still it hung behind him. Then round and round, and out and in, All day the puzzled sage did spin; In vain -- it mattered not a pin -- The pigtail hung behind him. And right and left, and round about, And up and down and in and out He turned; but still the pigtail stout Hung steadily behind him. And though his efforts never slack, And though he twist, and twirl, and tack, Alas! still faithful to his back, The pigtail hangs behind him. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HUMPTY DUMPTY RECITATION [OR, SONG] by CHARLES LUTWIDGE DODGSON JABBERWOCKY by CHARLES LUTWIDGE DODGSON THE HUNTING OF THE SNARK: FIT 3. THE BAKER'S TALE by CHARLES LUTWIDGE DODGSON INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF MY UNCLE ARLY by EDWARD LEAR THE AKOND [OR, AKHOND] OF SWAT by EDWARD LEAR THE COURTSHIP OF THE YONGHY-BONGHY-BO by EDWARD LEAR THE DONG WITH A LUMINOUS NOSE by EDWARD LEAR THE CASTLE OF BONCOURT by ADELBERT VON CHAMISSO |
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