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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HIS NAME WAS KEKO, by THEODORE BRIDGMAN First Line: Under the kiawe he lies - Last Line: Sleep well -- little keko -- Subject(s): Animals; Dogs; Seashore; Speech Disorders; Beach; Coast; Shore; Stuttering; Muteness | |||
Under the Kiawe he lies -- His big brown eyes Must see the sky he loved so well And the wind must reach his ears. The swell Of the sea I think he hears -- The little crabs come out to play And every day Perhaps he runs the beach -- For now he knows The Joy -- the Freedom From the leash -- A little dog -- with not a voice to speak But between us The illimitable deep Of a glance That mutely said, "I know -- " Sleep well -- little Keko -- | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...STUTTERER by MICHAEL S. HARPER TO SIR GODFREY KNELLER by JOHN DRYDEN RHAPSODY OF THE DEAF MUTE by EDOUARD JOACHIM CORBIERE BORN DUMB by NORMAN ROWLAND GALE IF I CAN BE BY HER by BENJAMIN FRANKLIN KING PARAPHRASE by BENJAMIN FRANKLIN KING SHE DOES NOT HEAR by BENJAMIN FRANKLIN KING MUMBLIN' MOTT by VIRGINIA MOORE THE GIANTS OF HISTORY by JAMES GALVIN |
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