Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONG OF A SEABOOT STOCKING, by O. I. WARD First Line: Knit, knit, knit, in the watches of the night Last Line: While overhead the fire guard keep their watch o'er london town. Subject(s): Air Raids; Air Warfare; Knitting; London; World War Ii; Second World War | ||||||||
Knit, knit, knit, in the watches of the night, Plain, purl, plain, purl, beneath a dim blue light; With Dorniers droning overhead and crashing guns below, A seaboot stocking lengthens out, row upon weary row. Knit, knit, knit, in shelters all day long; The stocking's getting dirty, the pattern's going wrong, The oiled wool slithers off the pins, the stitches disappear As I hastily retrieve them, just in time for the All Clear. Knit, knit, knit, in London's Underground; The snores are rising from the bunks, the cocoa's coming round; The last train has just rumbled through, the shelterers shake down While overhead the Fire Guard keep their watch o'er London Town. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PORT OF EMBARKATION by RANDALL JARRELL GREATER GRANDEUR by ROBINSON JEFFERS FAMILY GROUP by ARCHIBALD MACLEISH THE BRITISH COUNTRYSIDE IN PICTURES by JAMES MCMICHAEL READING MY POEMS FROM WORLD WAR II by WILLIAM MEREDITH THE DREAM by GEORGE GORDON BYRON |
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