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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MOTHER WEPT, by JOSEPH SKIPSEY Poet's Biography First Line: Mother wept, and father sighed Last Line: Mother turned and wept. Subject(s): Mines & Miners; Mothers | |||
MOTHER wept, and father sigh'd; With delight a-glow Cried the lad, "To-morrow," cried, "To the pit I go." Up and down the place he sped, Greeted old and young, Far and wide the tidings spread, Clapp'd his hands and sung. Came his cronies, some to gaze Rapt in wonder; some Free with counsel; some with praise; Some with envy dumb. "May he," many a gossip cried, "Be from peril kept"; Father hid his face and sighed, Mother turned and wept. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MY MOTHER'S HANDS by ANDREW HUDGINS CONTINENT'S END by ROBINSON JEFFERS IN THE 25TH YEAR OF MY MOTHER'S DEATH by JUDY JORDAN THE PAIDLIN' WEAN by ALEXANDER ANDERSON BLASTING FROM HEAVEN by PHILIP LEVINE |
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