Classic and Contemporary Poetry
INTELLECTUAL LIMITATIONS, by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Parunts knows lots more than us Last Line: "well, what is it, honey?" Alternate Author Name(s): Johnson Of Boone, Benj. F. Subject(s): Parents; Wind; Wisdom; Parenthood | ||||||||
PARUNTS knows lots more than us, But they don't know all things, -- 'Cause we ketch 'em, lots o' times, Even on little small things. One time Winnie ask' her Ma, At the winder, sewin', What's the wind a-doin' when It's a-not a-blowin'? Yes, an' 'Del', that very day, When we're nearly froze out, He ask' Uncle where it goes When the fire goes out? Nen I run to ask my Pa, That way, somepin' funny; But I can't say ist but "Say," When he turn to me an' say, "Well, what is it, Honey?" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MY PARENTS HAVE COME HOME LAUGHING by MARK JARMAN BIRTHDAY (AUTOBIOGRAPHY) by ROBINSON JEFFERS LOOKING IN AT NIGHT by MARY KINZIE THE VELVET HAND by PHYLLIS MCGINLEY CURRICULUM VITAE by LISEL MUELLER CIVILIZING THE CHILD by LISEL MUELLER MISSING THE DEAD by LISEL MUELLER A BOY'S MOTHER by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY |
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