Classic and Contemporary Poetry
REBECCA; WHO SLAMMED DOORS FOR FUN AND PERISHED MISERABLY, by HILAIRE BELLOC Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: A trick that everyone abhors Last Line: -- as often they had done before. Alternate Author Name(s): Belloc, Joseph Hilaire Pierre Rene Variant Title(s): Rebecca, Who Slammed Doors For Fun And Perished Miserably Subject(s): Children; Doors; Wit & Humor; Childhood | ||||||||
A trick that everyone abhors In little girls is slamming doors. A wealthy banker's little daughter Who lived in Palace Green, Bayswater (By name Rebecca Offendort), Was given to this furious sport. She would deliberately go And Slam the door like Billy-Ho! To make her uncle Jacob start. She was not really bad at heart, But only rather rude and wild; She was an aggravating child... It happened that a marble bust Of Abraham was standing just Above the door this little lamb Had carefully prepared to slam, And down it came! It knocked her flat! It laid her out! She looked like that. Her funeral sermon (which was long And followed by a sacred song) Mentioned her virtues, it is true, But dwelt upon her vices too, And showed the Dreadful End of One Who goes and slams the Door for Fun. The children who were brought to hear The awful tale from far and near Were much impressed, and only swore They never more would slam the door, -- As often they had done before. | 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 |
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