Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WANT TO BE WHUT MOTHER IS!, by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Want to be whut mother is! Want to be whur mother is! Last Line: Want to be whur mother is? Alternate Author Name(s): Johnson Of Boone, Benj. F. Subject(s): Mothers; Night; Prayer; Bedtime | ||||||||
"WANT to be whur mother is! Want to be whur mother is!" Jeemses Rivers! won't some one ever shet that howl o' his? That-air yellin' drives me wild! Cain't none of ye stop the child? Want yer Daddy? "Naw." Gee Whizz! "Want to be whur mother is!" "Want to be whur mother is! Want to be whur mother is!" Coax him, Sairy! Mary, sing somepin' fer him! Lift him, Liz-- Bang the clock-bell with the key-- Er the meat-ax! Gee-mun-nee! Listen to them lungs o' his! "Want to be whur mother is!" "Want to be whur mother is! Want to be whur mother is!" Preacher guess'll pound all night on that old pulpit o' his; 'Pears to me some wimmin' jist Shows religious interest Mostly 'fore their fambly's riz! "Want to be whur mother is!" "Want to be whur mother is! Want to be whur mother is!" Nights like these and whipperwills allus brings that voice of his! Sairy; Mary; 'Lizabeth; Don't set there and ketch yer death In the dew--er rheumatiz-- Want to be whur mother is? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BREATH OF NIGHT by RANDALL JARRELL HOODED NIGHT by ROBINSON JEFFERS NIGHT WITHOUT SLEEP by ROBINSON JEFFERS WORKING OUTSIDE AT NIGHT by DENIS JOHNSON POEM TO TAKE BACK THE NIGHT by JUNE JORDAN COOL DARK ODE by DONALD JUSTICE POEM TO BE READ AT 3 A.M by DONALD JUSTICE ROUND ABOUT MIDNIGHT by BOB KAUFMAN A BOY'S MOTHER by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY |
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