Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE WAIT, by MILDRED D. SHACKLETT First Line: Two old men, invariably together Last Line: Disowning that they wait! Subject(s): Old Age; Wood Carving; Whittling | ||||||||
Two old men, invariably together As the silo and the barn, Smoke and laugh and resurrect Some long-bearded yarn! Two old men by a fat-bellied heater, Their hours eight to eight, Whittle, nod, and whittle more, Disowning that they wait! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE OLD MAN WHITTLES by JULIAN LEE RAYFORD BLUE WILLOW by MILDRED D. SHACKLETT TWO CREPE MYRTLES by MILDRED D. SHACKLETT SPRINGTIDE by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON UNCLE JIM'S BAPTIST REVIVAL HYMN by SIDNEY LANIER THE BIRD OF PARADISE by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN [MARCH 8, 1862] by SILAS WEIR MITCHELL SONG FOR A LITTLE HOUSE by CHRISTOPHER DARLINGTON MORLEY |
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