Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A BOY'S MOTHER, by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: My mother she's so good to me Last Line: An' love him purt' nigh much as ma. Alternate Author Name(s): Johnson Of Boone, Benj. F. Subject(s): Children; Love; Mothers; Punishment; Childhood | ||||||||
MY mother she's so good to me, If I was good as I could be, I couldn't be as good--no, sir!-- Can't any boy be good as her. She loves me when I'm glad er sad; She loves me when I'm good er bad; An', what's a funniest thing, she says She loves me when she punishes. I don't like her to punish me.-- That don't hurt,--but it hurts to see Her cryin'.--Nen I cry; an' nen We both cry an' be good again. She loves me when she cuts an' sews My little cloak an' Sund'y clothes; An' when my Pa comes home to tea, She loves him most as much as me. She laughs an' tells him all I said, An' grabs me up an' pats my head; An' I hug her, an' hug my Pa, An' love him purt' nigh much as Ma. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE THREE CHILDREN by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN CHILDREN SELECTING BOOKS IN A LIBRARY by RANDALL JARRELL COME TO THE STONE ... by RANDALL JARRELL THE LOST WORLD by RANDALL JARRELL A SICK CHILD by RANDALL JARRELL CONTINENT'S END by ROBINSON JEFFERS ON THE DEATH OF FRIENDS IN CHILDHOOD by DONALD JUSTICE THE POET AT SEVEN by DONALD JUSTICE A LIFE-LESSON by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY |
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