Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CALVIN COOLIDGE, 1872-1933: 1. THE MAN, by MARGARETTE BALL DICKSON First Line: When cares of state bore down too heavily Last Line: Weary of being all things to all men. Subject(s): Coolidge, Calvin (1872-1933); White House (washington, D.c.) | ||||||||
When cares of state bore down too heavily He found her side and whispered, "Let's go home". He never liked the White House, though it be The corollary of that golden dome, The Capitol, arena of the fight Where progress ... retrogression, lance to lance, Each claims himself the champion of the right. A man unmoved by pomp or circumstance, Of quiet humor, gentle ways and slow, With red-brown hair, warm color, hazel eyes ... A nodded "yes" ... a clipped and trenchant "no". His slightest word seemed weighty, pondered, wise. And yet ... he "did not choose to run" again Weary of being all things to all men. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE LADY OF THE WHITE HOUSE by EDNA DEAN PROCTOR THE WHITE HOUSE by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS AFTER DINNER AT THE WHITE HOUSE: A PHOTOGRAPH by MARY BELLE CAMPBELL IN THE MASTER BEDROOM OF THE WHITE HOUSE by RICHARD LOURIE SPECIMEN DAYS: ABRAHAM LINCOLN by WALT WHITMAN AMBER & REAGAN & GORBACHEV BY STARLIGHT by WILLIAM WITHERUP OUR PRESIDENT READS A BOOK -- NOT LOUIS L'AMOUR by WILLIAM WITHERUP A NEW YEAR'S SYMPHONY by MARGARETTE BALL DICKSON APPLES OF GOLD IN A NETWORK OF SILVER (FOR A FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY) by MARGARETTE BALL DICKSON |
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