Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TIME, by INEZ LINDSEY ELLIS First Line: Time, thou art the greatest runner of them all Last Line: Then vanished without knowing of your fame. Subject(s): Spectator (periodical); Track Athletics; Running Races; Pole Vaulting; Discus Throwing; Shot Putting; Running Hurdles | ||||||||
Time, thou art the greatest runner of them all; No beads of sweat stand out upon thy brow. No sign of great exertionno muscles ridge thy throat, No look of pain upon thy face, somehow. But, ah! It is thy spectators who suffer, your audience You wear them out, they can not stand the strain; They've watched you long, and with such great expectancy; Then vanished without knowing of your fame. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE RUNNER by ALICIA SUSKIN OSTRIKER THE GLORIOUS TOUCHDOWN by GEORGE ADE IN THE FORUM OF JUSTICE by GRACE DENIO LITCHFIELD THE LONELINESS OF THE 100-METER DASH MAN by DAVID WAGONER LOVE SONNET OF A TRACK FIEND by WILLIAM A. PHELON PAAVO NURMI by WILLIAM A. PHELON |
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