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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THANKS TO SIR WALTER, by CHARLES WILLIAM BRODRIBB First Line: Nine weeks in a nursing home Last Line: Keep him and sleep well. Subject(s): Death; Nursing Homes; Peace; Scott, Sir Walter (1771-1832); Dead, The; Old Age Homes; Assisted Living | |||
Nine weeks in a nursing home— Such has been my lot, All foul fiends sent cursing home By the wizard Scott. Ne'er a detrimental night, Ne'er a dismal day But Romance's gentle Knight Cleared the clouds away. Would you all the braver lie, Hale in heart and head? Call the tribe of Waverley, Sick man, to your bed. Introspection's succubi Instantly disperse; While the modern muck you buy Would but make them worse. To Sir Walter's skill owes lip More than lip can tell; Nightly 'neath your pillowslip Keep him and sleep well. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...OLD PEOPLE ON THE NURSING HOME PORCH by MARK STRAND NURSING HOME: THE CANARY by KAREN SWENSON NURSING HOME: THE DOLL by KAREN SWENSON NURSING HOME: THE VISIT by KAREN SWENSON OLD FOLK'S HOME, JERUSALEM by RITA DOVE THE GOLD STAR by ALBERT GOLDBARTH OLD LADIES' HOME by SYLVIA PLATH THE SUBWAY ENTRANCE by MINNIE BRUCE PRATT MENTAL CASES by LLOYD SCHWARTZ AMONG THE LAKES by CHARLES WILLIAM BRODRIBB AN EPITAPH (AFTER THE GREEK EPIGRAMS) by CHARLES WILLIAM BRODRIBB |
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