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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
IN THE STREETS, by LOUIS UNTERMEYER Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Boy, my boy, it is lonely in the city Last Line: Oh boy—god help her! Alternate Author Name(s): Lewis, Michael Subject(s): Grief; Streets; Sorrow; Sadness; Avenues | |||
BOY, my boy, it is lonely in the city, Days that have no pity and the nights without a tear Follow all too slowly and I can no more dissemble; I am frightened and I tremble—and I would that you were here. Oh boy—God keep you. Boy, my boy, I had sworn to weep no longer. Time I thought was stronger than the evenings long gone by; The ardent looks, the eager hands, the whispers hot and hurried— But they all come back unburied and not one of them will die. Oh boy—God save you. Boy, my boy, you were bold with youth and power; Your love was like a flower that you wore upon your sleeve. And wherever you may go there'll be a girl with eyes that glisten; A girl to watch and listen, and a girl for you to leave. Oh boy—God help her! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CHINATOWN BLUES by CLARENCE MAJOR KEEP DRIVING by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE DEEP IN EUROPE by TOMAS TRANSTROMER EVENING SONG ON OUR STREET by DAVID WAGONER ANGLOSAXON STREET by EARL (EARLE) BIRNEY SONNET: 24. THE STREET by JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL A STEP AWAY FROM THEM by FRANK O'HARA (1926-1966) A BIRTHDAY by LOUIS UNTERMEYER A VOICE FROM THE SWEAT-SHOPS (A HYMN WITH RESPONSES) by LOUIS UNTERMEYER |
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