Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A HERO, by CHARLES KELLOGG FIELD First Line: Out into the mud and the wet he goes Last Line: And whose hair is an imitation. Subject(s): Heroism; Heroes; Heroines | ||||||||
OUT into the mud and the wet he goes, My hero, tall and strong; Under his jersey the muscle shows, And, Samson-like, his dark hair grows Delightfully thick and long. Out from his feet the black mud flies, His jacket is far from white; Bother these boys with their dapper ties, Who come and compel me to turn my eyes Away from a nobler sight! The hills are red with the western sun, The twilight comes like a dream, But until the practice work is done I strain my eyes for his every run, And I know he will make the team. I envy the fellow who keeps his cap, With so little appreciation, While I stroll back with a soft-tongued chap Whose muscles I know aren't worth a rap, And whose hair is an imitation. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE CONFESSION OF ST. JIM-RALPH by DENIS JOHNSON NOTES FOR AN ELEGY by WILLIAM MEREDITH THE EROTICS OF HISTORY by EAVAN BOLAND A SONG FOR HEROES by EDWIN MARKHAM AFTER THE BROKEN ARM by RON PADGETT PRELUDE; FOR GEOFFREY GORER by EDITH SITWELL EXAMINATION OF THE HERO IN A TIME OF WAR by WALLACE STEVENS A CALIFORNIA EASTER MASS by CHARLES KELLOGG FIELD |
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