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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE BARBER'S, by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Gold locks, and black locks Last Line: In the bright, blue day. Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter Subject(s): Barbers | |||
Gold locks, and black locks, Red locks, and brown, Topknot to love-curl The hair wisps down; Straight above the clear eyes, Rounded round the ears, Snip-snap and snick-a-snack, Clash the Barber's shears; Us, in the looking-glass, Footsteps in the street, Over, under, to and fro, The lean blades meet; Bay Rum or Bear's Grease, A silver groat to pay -- Then out a-shin-shan-shining In the bright, blue day. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HAIRCUT by ELIZABETH ALEXANDER DA WHEESTLIN' BARBER by THOMAS AUGUSTINE DALY SEATS OF THE FLIGHTY: THE SECOND CHAIR by FAIRFAX DOWNEY THE BARBER ABROAD by ROWLAND EYLES EGERTON-WARBURTON THE SPANISH BARBER by ROWLAND EYLES EGERTON-WARBURTON THE FIRST HAIR CUT by BURGES JOHNSON ALL THAT'S PAST by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE |
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