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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MAIDEN'S CHOICE, by CAROLYN M. BARBER First Line: Billy rides in a limousine Last Line: When he hasn't asked me to? Subject(s): Courtship; Men | |||
Billy rides in a limousine, Jack walks in the dusty way; Billy has hair like a raven's wing While Jack's is turning gray. Billy's laughter is glad and free, Jack's smile is grave and slow; But Jack, he tells me of wonderful things, Things Billy will never know. Jack's brow bears the lines of years ill spent, And Billy's is smooth and fair; And Billy he swears that he loves me true, And Jack, he doesn't care. So I shall ride in the limousine, As a sensible girl should do; For why should I walk in the dust with Jack, When he hasn't asked me to? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LIE DOWN WITH A MAN by TONY HOAGLAND WHY ARE YOUNG MEN SO UGLY by TONY HOAGLAND SONG OF MEN by EDGAR LEE MASTERS FIRST LESSON by PHYLLIS MCGINLEY |
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