Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE MONKEY'S COUSIN, by JAMES STEPHENS Poet's Biography First Line: I shall reach up, I shall grow Last Line: From the terror of my stride! Subject(s): Monkeys | ||||||||
I shall reach up, I shall grow Till the high gods say -- Hello, Little brother, you must stop Ere our shoulders you o'ertop. -- I shall grow up, I shall reach Till the little gods beseech -- Master, wait a little, do, We are running after you! -- I shall bulk and swell and scale Till the little gods shall quail, Running everywhere to hide From the terror of my stride! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE MARMOZET by HILAIRE BELLOC THE BLACK MONKEY by KATHERINE MANSFIELD THE MONKEY STORY by VIRGIL SUAREZ AT WOODWARD'S GARDENS by ROBERT FROST THE SHIP OF RIO by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE SOLOMON AND THE MONKEYS by PATRICK REGINALD CHALMERS LINES TO A MONKEY by HENRY RUTGERS CONGER |
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