Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PICTURE PUZZLES, by CAROLYN WELLS Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Seated one day at a table Last Line: And I doubt if I do it then! Subject(s): Games; Recreation; Pastimes; Amusements | ||||||||
Seated one day at a table, I was having forty fits, As my fingers hovered nervously Over those jig-sawed bits. I know not what I was hunting To finish a soldier's face; But I struck one queer-shaped fragment That fitted that queer-shaped space. It linked all those silly features Into one solid man; And as I had finished his shoulder, I began to see the plan. It helped with the background also, A sort of guide it made; But I moved some other pieces, And somehow it got mislaid! I sought, but I sought it vainly, That one small piece so queer, That out of a hundred others Fitted that soldier's ear. I couldn't go on without it, I fretted and fumed and fussed; Then -- somebody joggled my elbow! And I gave up in disgust. It may be that some time or other I will try that thing again; But not till I'm in an asylum, -- And I doubt if I do it then! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BLOODY SIRE by ROBINSON JEFFERS GAME AFTER SUPPER by MARGARET ATWOOD DANGEROUS GAMES by CAROLYN KIZER THE GOOD AUTHOR by CAROLYN KIZER BATTLEDORE AND SHUTTLECOCK by AMY LOWELL THE LOST CHILDREN by GREGORY ORR |
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