Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE WEAVERS, by JAMES STEPHENS Poet's Biography First Line: Many a time your father gave me aid Last Line: -- and pay for them -- I'll pay you for your shirt! Subject(s): Money; Poetry & Poets; Weavers And Weaving | ||||||||
Many a time your father gave me aid When I was down -- and now I'm down again! You mustn't take it bad, nor be dismayed To know that youngsters ought to help old men, And 'tis their duty to do that: Amen! I have no cows, no sheep, no boots, no hat! The folk who gave me presents are all dead, And all good luck died with them! Because of that I won't pay what I owe you; but, instead, I'll owe you till the dead rise from the dead. You weave good shirts; and I weave, for my bread Good poetry -- But you get paid at times! The only rap I get is on my head: But when it comes again that men like rhymes -- And pay for them -- I'll pay you for your shirt! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A SONG OF HANDICRAFTS by ANNIE MATHESON THE BASKET-MAKER by VIRGINIA TAYLOR MCCORMICK THE DREAMER by OLIVE ANN PIXLEY THE COSMIC FABRIC by YAKOV POLONSKY THE WEAVER'S SONG by BRYAN WALLER PROCTER THE BUILDING OF THE NEST by MARGARET ELIZABETH MUNSON SANGSTER THE LACE-WEAVERS; FROM YRIARTE by JOHN GODFREY SAXE WEAVERS ALL by EMILY M. SCHENACH |
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