Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE MISTAKEN ANEMONETER, by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS Poet's Biography First Line: A little anemometer Last Line: And ceased to be like a man. Subject(s): Weather | ||||||||
A little anemometer On the weather-bureau high Was set to measure off the wind That whistled through the sky. As the wind blew hard or the wind blew soft, So swift he turned or slow, And just the number of miles an hour His dial-plate would show. But the little anemometer On the weather-bureau tall Decided, very innocent, 'Twas he that did it all. So when the wind blew a hurricane -- "I'm a terrible fellow!" he cried; And when the wind was a zephyr mild -- "I'm too tired to blow," he sighed. Until one melancholy day A little breeze, in fun, Twisted the anemometer So that it couldn't run; And thus it learned that the heavens work On an independent plan, And it grew to be a modest machine And ceased to be like a man. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE FARMER'S BOY: AUTUMN by ROBERT BLOOMFIELD HOW TO FORETELL A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER by TED KOOSER LEAVING BUFFALO by CHARLES MARTIN WHEN THE WEATHER CHANGES TO WARM, THE BOYS DRIVE SHIRTLESS by MARY JO BANG THE LIFE OF TOWNS: ONE-MAN TOWN by ANNE CARSON POWER FAILURE by MADELINE DEFREES THE CITY OF THE OLESHA FRUIT by NORMAN DUBIE FRAGMENTS WRITTEN WHILE TRAVELING...A MIDWESTERN HEAT WAVE by JAMES GALVIN A BATTLE SONG (WRITTEN IN THE WORLD WAR) by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS |
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