Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, GRAMPA SCHULER, by RUTH SUCKOW


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GRAMPA SCHULER, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Grampa schuler, when he was young
Last Line: "young fools coming to!"
Subject(s): Grandparents; Old Age; Youth; Grandmothers; Grandfathers; Great Grandfathers; Great Grandmothers


Grampa Schuler, when he was young,
Had a crest of hair, and shining eyes.
He wore red-flowered waistcoats,
Wild Byronic ties.
The whole land of Germany
Wasn't wide enough! --
He ran away one night, when winter
Seas were fierce and rough.

He has a sleek farm here
With already a settled air.
He's patriarchal, with his sons
And daughters round him everywhere,
His son's son Jim has fiery eyes --
He wants to go where the land is new!
Grampa bitterly wonders: "What are
Young fools coming to!"





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