Classic and Contemporary Poetry
GROWING OLD, by KARLE WILSON BAKER Poet's Biography First Line: Let me grow lovely, growing old Last Line: Grow lovely, growing old? Alternate Author Name(s): Wilson, Charlotte Variant Title(s): Let Me Grow Lovely Subject(s): Aging | ||||||||
LET ME GROW lovely, growing old -- So many fine things do; Laces, and ivory, and gold, And silks need not be new; And there is healing in old trees, Old streets a glamour hold; Why may not I, as well as these, Grow lovely, growing old? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AFTER THE GENTLE POET KOBAYASHI ISSA by ROBERT HASS MEMORY AS A HEARING AID by TONY HOAGLAND AMOROSA AND COMPANY by CONRAD AIKEN GRAY WEATHER by ROBINSON JEFFERS FROM THE SPANISH by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON GOOD COMPANY by KARLE WILSON BAKER |
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