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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
"GOOD MORNING, FATHER FRANCIS", by ANONYMOUS Poem Explanation Last Line: "so kiss, kiss, kiss, and away" | |||
GOOD morning, Father Francis. Good morning, Mrs. Sheckleton. What has brought you abroad so early, Mrs. Sheckleton? I have come to confess a great sin, Father Francis. What is it, Mrs. Sheckleton? Your cat stole a pound of my butter, Father Francis. O, no sin at all, Mrs. Sheckleton. But I killed your cat for it, Father Francis. O, a very great sin indeed, Mrs. Sheckleton, you must do penance. What penance, Father Francis? Kiss me three times. Oh! but I can't! Oh! but you must! Oh! but I can't! Oh! but you must! Well, what must be must, So kiss, kiss, kiss, and away. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest..."'TIS MIDNIGHT, AND THE SETTING SUN" by ANONYMOUS "'TWAS ROLLOG, AND THE MINIM POTES" by ANONYMOUS 1648 : FOR COSSACKS by ANONYMOUS A CHERRY YEAR / A MERRY YEAR by ANONYMOUS A COMET FROM THE RHYMERS' CLUB AFAR by ANONYMOUS "A FOX, A FOX, UP GALLANTS TO THE FIELDS" by ANONYMOUS A HORSE AND A FLEA AND THREE BLIND MICE by ANONYMOUS "A LAIRD, A LORD / A COOPER, A THIEF" by ANONYMOUS A LITTLE COCK SPARROW SAT ON A GREEN TREE by ANONYMOUS |
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