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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
JOHN MOULDY, by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: I spied john mouldy in his cellar
Last Line: Smiling there alone.
Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter
Subject(s): Cellars; Basements
First Line: I spied john mouldy in his cellar
Last Line: Smiling there alone.
Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter
Subject(s): Cellars; Basements
I spied John Mouldy in his cellar,
Deep down twenty steps of stone;
In the dusk he sat a-smiling,
Smiling there alone.
He read no book, he snuffed no candle;
The rats ran in, the rats ran out;
And far and near, the drip of water
Went whisp'ring about.
The dusk was still, with dew a-falling,
I saw the Dog-star bleak and grim,
I saw a slim brown rat of Norway
Creep over him.
I spied John Mouldy in his cellar,
Deep down twenty steps of stone;
In the dusk he sat a-smiling,
Smiling there alone.
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