Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EHEU, FUGACES!, by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Time was when sleep and I were well acquainted Last Line: Ah me! I was a fair young cyclist then! Alternate Author Name(s): F. P. A. Subject(s): Youth | ||||||||
TIME was when Sleep and I were well acquainted, Time was when we walked ever hand in hand A slumbrous youth, with nervousness untainted, No sleepier soul than I in all the land. Time was when things like traffic regulations Impressed me but as made for other men; I never thought a thing of cells and stations Ah me! I was a fair young cyclist then! Talked one of cars, I paid but scant attention; Spoke one of gasolene, I gave no heed; Magnetos were a thing I'd never mention; And motor catalogues I would not read. Time was when all my woes were paragraphic; Time was when all my work was with a pen; I used to have no trouble with the traffic Ah me! I was a fair young cyclist then! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BETWEEN THE WARS by ROBERT HASS THE GOLDEN SHOVEL by TERRANCE HAYES ALONG WITH YOUTH by ERNEST HEMINGWAY THE BLACK RIVIERA by MARK JARMAN LINES FROM A PLUTOCRATIC POETASTER TO A DITCH-DIGGER by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS |
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