Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SONG FOR THE WEEPING GENTLEMEN, by ALICE MONKS MEARS


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SONG FOR THE WEEPING GENTLEMEN, by                    
First Line: There was a gentlemen o be gone, for the wind bows high
Last Line: O be gone, for the wind blows rough and this is bleak ohio.
Subject(s): Compassion; Kindness


There was a gentleman O be gone, for the wind blows high
came to tea, with accent Philadelphian.
If his uncle was a Biddle, indeed he wasn't a wealthy one.
O be gone, for the wind blows rough and this is bleak Ohio.

Pardon the gentleman. O be gone, for the wind blows high
He wept in his teacup, he wept that I should mention
a pebbled square with sycamores; a breakfast-time convention.
O be gone, for the wind blows rough and this is bleak Ohio.

Pity the gentleman. O be gone, for the wind blows high.
He thanked me over his teacup sweetly as a lover
when I gave him a book from Leary's with a torn cover.
O be gone, for the wind blows rough and this is bleak Ohio.





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