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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MIMA, by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Jemima is my name
Last Line: Calls, mocking, up the stair.
Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter
First Line: Jemima is my name
Last Line: Calls, mocking, up the stair.
Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter
Jemima is my name,
But oh, I have another;
My father always calls me Meg,
And so do Bob and mother;
Only my sister, jealous of
The strands of my bright hair,
'Jemima -- Mima -- Mima!'
Calls, mocking, up the stair.
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