Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE TOY BALLOONS, by EDNA BECKER First Line: The mirrored dining room was filled Last Line: And held by boards and plastering! Subject(s): Balloons | ||||||||
The mirrored dining room was filled With many tables nicely laid, And to the chairs were tied bright toy Balloons -- a host of them that spilled A scattered rainbow as they swayed And bubbled upward light as joy. All through the meal we diners toyed With them, and afterward when we Were leaving, quite by chance I turned And saw a few left undestroyed Still tugging at their moorings three Unleashed against the ceiling burned. And, as I looked, I felt a vast Compassion for those three there high, All eager for a chance to fling Their radiance, set free at last, Unstintedly into the sky -- And held by boards and plastering! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CHANSON INNOCENTE: 1, FR. TULIPS by EDWARD ESTLIN CUMMINGS FANTAISIES DECORATIVES: 2. LES BALLOONS by OSCAR WILDE THE 'MONSTRE' BALLOON by RICHARD HARRIS BARHAM THE BALLOON MAN by JEAN M. BATCHELOR THE BALLOON by EMILY DICKINSON ODE TO MESSRS. GREEN, HOLLOND, AND MONCK MASON by THOMAS HOOD THE BALLOON MAN by HOWARD MUMFORD JONES |
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