Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LET'S BE FRIENDS AG'IN, by FAY CARPENTER First Line: So now, ye're my enemy, air ye Last Line: Holy jasus! You're claspin' my hand! Subject(s): Forgiveness; Friendship; Clemency | ||||||||
So now, ye're my enemy, air ye, Don't want to be friends, no more Sure an' I'm sorry to lose you -- An' close -- a friendship's door! Sure 'n' I was wrong -- I confess it; An' it's right -- sorry -- I be; Sad 'tis, to break up a friendship Like's been had twixt you 'n' me. Don't seem like I could be happy Not havin' ye come to my door -- Sure 'n' this is serious business Twixt friends of years a score! Can't ye do what the Good Book says Forgive, brother, "seven times seven"? Sure it seems I could forgive -- ye -- If it be 'leven times 'leven! Faith 'n' I couldn't come to ye When troubles come crowdin' ag'in! Nor to have ye, when I need ye, -- We'd both be committin' a sin! Faith, 'n' who'd come to me sick-bed, With cool hand soothe me hot brow? I jest as well die -- if that's all ye'd care -- I'll have nuthin' to live for -- now! Come now -- can't we be friends ag'in? Think o' the good times we've had! We've fished 'n' gone swimmin' together Since each was a bit of a lad! And now to see it all ended -- I can't seem -- to -- understand! I'm askin', can't it be mended? Holy Jasus! you're claspin' my hand! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FORGIVING MY FATHER by LUCILLE CLIFTON WHAT WE CARRY; FOR DONALD by DORIANNE LAUX THE MAN WITH THE HOE OUTWITTED by EDWIN MARKHAM SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: ELMER BARR by EDGAR LEE MASTERS LEAVING CHURCH EARLY by JOHN UPDIKE |
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