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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
JOHN MOULDY, by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I spied john mouldy in his cellar Last Line: Smiling there alone. Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter Subject(s): Cellars; Basements | |||
I spied John Mouldy in his cellar, Deep down twenty steps of stone; In the dusk he sat a-smiling, Smiling there alone. He read no book, he snuffed no candle; The rats ran in, the rats ran out; And far and near, the drip of water Went whisp'ring about. The dusk was still, with dew a-falling, I saw the Dog-star bleak and grim, I saw a slim brown rat of Norway Creep over him. I spied John Mouldy in his cellar, Deep down twenty steps of stone; In the dusk he sat a-smiling, Smiling there alone. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE CELLAR by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR ROOT CELLAR by THEODORE ROETHKE AN OLD VERMONT CELLAR HOLE by DANIEL LEAVENS CADY ALL THAT'S PAST by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE ALONE (2) by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE AN EPITAPH by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE ARABIA by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE BUNCHES OF GRAPES by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE ECHO by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE ENGLAND (2) by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE |
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