Classic and Contemporary Poetry
STUDY IN WATER-COLOR, by CARRIE TATE LIFFRING First Line: Political actors! Aren't they quaint Last Line: But . . . All afraid of a leaky roof! Subject(s): Politics & Government | ||||||||
Political Actors! Aren't they quaint, Covered with whitewash and gilded paint Just like automatons in a show, On self-made pedestals -- row on row. Haughtily bowing, here and there, Pouring thin words into the air. Holding themselves proudly aloof, But . . . all afraid of a leaky roof! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AFTER TENNYSON by AMBROSE BIERCE JULY IN WASHINGTON by ROBERT LOWELL FIFTY APRIL YEARS by KHALED MATTAWA FOUR POEMS ABOUT JAMAICA: 3. A HAIRPIN TURN ABOVE READING, JAMAICA by WILLIAM MATTHEWS A FOREIGN COUNTRY by JOSEPHINE MILES ARS POETICA by CLARIBEL ALEGRIA CARMEN BOMBA: POET by CLARIBEL ALEGRIA THE HEMP (A VIRGINIA LEGEND) by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET |
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